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* Jesus' "I am" statements - [[John 6:35]] (bread), [[John 8:12]] (light), [[John 8:58]], [[John 10:9]] (gate), [[John 10:11]] (good shepherd), [[John 11:25]] (resurrection and life), [[John 15:1]] (vine) | | * Jesus' "I am" statements - [[John 6:35]] (bread), [[John 8:12]] (light), [[John 8:58]], [[John 10:9]] (gate), [[John 10:11]] (good shepherd), [[John 11:25]] (resurrection and life), [[John 15:1]] (vine) | | ||
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| − | Throughout the [[gospel of John]] Jesus is recorded numerous times saying "I am...". In John 14:6 we are reminded that Jesus is the only way to the [[God the Father]]. Jesus | + | Throughout the [[gospel of John]] Jesus is recorded numerous times saying "I am...". In John 14:6 we are reminded that Jesus said that he is the only way to the [[God the Father]]. Jesus was talking to his disciples when he said this. |
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| + | John 14:6 is a verse that supports [[exclusivism]], the the teaching that only Jesus can bring about a person's forgiveness and salvation and that other religions cannot provide this. | ||
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Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
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Commentary
Throughout the gospel of John Jesus is recorded numerous times saying "I am...". In John 14:6 we are reminded that Jesus said that he is the only way to the God the Father. Jesus was talking to his disciples when he said this.
John 14:6 is a verse that supports exclusivism, the the teaching that only Jesus can bring about a person's forgiveness and salvation and that other religions cannot provide this.
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| Hebrew | ויאמר אליו ישוע אנכי הנני הדרך והאמת והחיים לא יבא איש אל האב כי אם על ידי׃ |
| Greek | λεγει αυτω ιησους εγω ειμι η οδος και η αληθεια και η ζωη ουδεις ερχεται προς τον πατερα ει μη δι εμου |
| Latin | Dicit ei Jesus : Ego sum via, et veritas, et vita. Nemo venit ad Patrem, nisi per me. |
| KJV | Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. |
| WEB | Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. |
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