SIL Translator’s Notes on John 14:4

14:4

You know the way to the place where I am going: Jesus indicated that his disciples knew the way to his Father’s home. Here are other ways to translate this sentence:

You know the way that leads to the place where I am going. (Good News Translation)
-or-
You know the way to where I am going. (Contemporary English Version)

You: This pronoun is plural and refers to the disciples.

the way: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as the way can also be translated as “the path” or “the road.” Literally, the phrase refers to the path between two places and figuratively to the method of getting somewhere.

the place where I am going: This clause refers to heaven, God’s home.

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