John 14:4 (YLT)

Passage

and whither I go away ye have known, and the way ye have known.'

Nearby Context

John 14:2 in the house of my Father are many mansions; and if not, I would have told you; I go on to prepare a place for you;

John 14:3 and if I go on and prepare for you a place, again do I come, and will receive you unto myself, that where I am ye also may be;

John 14:4 and whither I go away ye have known, and the way ye have known.'

John 14:5 Thomas saith to him, `Sir, we have not known whither thou goest away, and how are we able to know the way?'

John 14:6 Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "and if I go on and prepare..." into verse 5's "Thomas saith to him Sir we have...", so "whither" and "away" 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 "whither" and "away" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.