John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
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Study Note
Jesus's declaration 'I am the way and the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me' combines three of John's key Christological terms into one exclusive claim. In Johannine thought, 'way' resonates with the Jewish concept of 'halakha' (the walk of Torah), presenting Jesus as the embodied Torah. The exclusivity clause ('no one comes to the Father except through me') has generated ongoing theological debate about the salvation of those outside explicit Christian faith. The verse occurs in a Passover farewell discourse (chapters 13-17) addressed to bewildered disciples on the eve of the crucifixion, offering orientation — not primarily polemics — as its pastoral purpose.
Andere Übersetzungen
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.
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;
Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.
Querverweise
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All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth …
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the …
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice …
And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, …
For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.