John 14:29

"And now I tell you this before it happens, so that when it does happen you may believe.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.

In Context

28"You heard me tell you, ‘I am going away, and yet I am coming to you.’ If you loved me you would have been glad because I said ‘I am going to the Father,’ for my Father is greater than I.

30"I shall not talk with you much more, for the Prince of this world is coming.

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Cross References

John 13:19"From this time forward, I tell you before it comes to pass, that when it is come to pass you may believe who I am.

Matthew Henry on John 14:29-31

Christ's Consolatory Discourse. 28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. 29 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. 30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I… Read the whole commentary →

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