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John 14:6

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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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  1. Acts 4:12Rank 1 from verse 6
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    12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

  2. John 10:9Rank 2 from verse 6
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    9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

  3. Ephesians 2:18Rank 3 from verse 6
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    18For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

  4. John 11:25–26Rank 4 from verse 6
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    25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

    26And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

  5. John 1:4Rank 5 from verse 6
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    4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

  6. 1 John 5:20Rank 6 from verse 6
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    20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

  7. John 1:14Rank 7 from verse 6
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    14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

  8. 1 John 5:11–12Rank 8 from verse 6
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    11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

    12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

  9. Isaiah 35:8–9Rank 9 from verse 6
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    8And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

    9No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:

  10. John 1:17Rank 10 from verse 6
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    17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

  11. John 8:32Rank 11 from verse 6
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    32And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

  12. Hebrews 7:25Rank 12 from verse 6
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    25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

  13. 1 Peter 3:18Rank 13 from verse 6
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    18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

  14. John 5:21Rank 14 from verse 6
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    21For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

  15. 2 John 1:9Rank 15 from verse 6
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    9Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

  16. Revelation 20:15Rank 16 from verse 6
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    15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

  17. John 15:1Rank 17 from verse 6
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    1I AM the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

  18. Matthew 11:27Rank 18 from verse 6
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    27All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

  19. John 5:25–29Rank 19 from verse 6
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    25Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

    26For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

    27And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

    28Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

    29And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

  20. John 6:51Rank 20 from verse 6
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    51I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

  21. John 8:51Rank 21 from verse 6
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    51Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.

  22. Revelation 22:17Rank 22 from verse 6
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    17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

  23. John 17:2–3Rank 23 from verse 6
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    2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

    3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

  24. 1 John 2:23Rank 24 from verse 6
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    23Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [but] he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

  25. John 10:28Rank 25 from verse 6
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    28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

  26. Hebrews 10:19–22Rank 26 from verse 6
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    19Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

    20By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

    21And having an high priest over the house of God;

    22Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

  27. John 6:33Rank 27 from verse 6
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    33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

  28. John 18:37Rank 28 from verse 6
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    37Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

  29. John 14:19Rank 29 from verse 6
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    19Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

  30. John 6:57Rank 30 from verse 6
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    57As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

  31. John 10:7Rank 31 from verse 6
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    7Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

  32. 1 Peter 2:4Rank 32 from verse 6
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    4To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

  33. Colossians 3:4Rank 33 from verse 6
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    4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

  34. 1 Corinthians 15:45Rank 34 from verse 6
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    45And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

  35. Romans 5:2Rank 35 from verse 6
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    2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

  36. John 6:68Rank 36 from verse 6
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    68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

  37. 1 John 1:8Rank 37 from verse 6
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    8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

  38. Romans 5:21Rank 38 from verse 6
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    21That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

  39. 1 John 1:1–2Rank 39 from verse 6
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    1THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

    2(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

  40. 2 Corinthians 1:19–20Rank 40 from verse 6
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    19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.

    20For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

  41. Revelation 1:5Rank 41 from verse 6
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    5And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

  42. 1 Peter 1:21Rank 42 from verse 6
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    21Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

  43. Revelation 13:7–8Rank 43 from verse 6
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    7And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

    8And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

  44. Revelation 19:11Rank 44 from verse 6
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    11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

  45. Revelation 7:9–17Rank 45 from verse 6
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    9After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

    10And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

    11And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

    12Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

    13And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?

    14And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

    15Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

    16They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

    17For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

  46. 1 John 5:6Rank 46 from verse 6
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    6This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

  47. Colossians 2:9Rank 47 from verse 6
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    9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

  48. Acts 3:15Rank 48 from verse 6
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    15And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

  49. Colossians 2:17Rank 49 from verse 6
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    17Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

  50. Revelation 3:7Rank 50 from verse 6
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    7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

  51. Revelation 5:8–9Rank 51 from verse 6
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    8And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

    9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

  52. Romans 15:8–9Rank 52 from verse 6
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    8Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

    9And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

  53. Revelation 3:14Rank 53 from verse 6
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    14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

  54. Revelation 22:1Rank 54 from verse 6
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    1AND he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

  55. Hebrews 9:8Rank 55 from verse 6
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    8The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:

  56. Romans 15:16Rank 56 from verse 6
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    16That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

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John 14:6

COMBINED MEANING

truth

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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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14:1LET not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

14:2In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

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

14:4And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

14:5Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?

14:6Jesus 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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14:7If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

14:8Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

14:9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

14:10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

14:11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.

14:12Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

14:13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

14:14If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

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