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Berean Standard Bible

“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

John 14:6

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Jesus speaks these words in the upper room on the night before his crucifixion, in the long farewell discourse of John 13 to 17. He has just told his troubled disciples that he is going to prepare a place for them in his Father's house.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

World English Bible (WEB)

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

King James Version (KJV)

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one does come unto the Father, if not through me;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Jesús le dice: Yo soy el camino, y la verdad, y la vida: nadie viene al Padre, sino por mí.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Jesús le contestó:―Yo soy el camino, la verdad y la vida. Nadie puede llegar al Padre si no es por mí.

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