John 14:29 (YLT)

Passage

`And now I have said <FI>it<Fi> to you before it come to pass, that when it may come to pass, ye may believe;

Nearby Context

John 14:27 `Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

John 14:28 ye heard that I said to you--I go away, and I come unto you; if ye did love me, ye would have rejoiced that I said--I go on to the Father, because my Father is greater than I.

John 14:29 `And now I have said <FI>it<Fi> to you before it come to pass, that when it may come to pass, ye may believe;

John 14:30 I will no more talk much with you, for the ruler of this world doth come, and in me he hath nothing;

John 14:31 but that the world may know that I love the Father, and according as the Father gave me command so I do; arise, we may go hence.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "before", "come", "pass", and "believe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "before", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "ye heard that I said to you--I..." into verse 30's "I will no more talk much with...", so "said" and "before" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "before" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.