At that time you will say, "I praise you, LORD! You have been angry with me, but don't be angry with me now. Show your love to me. God is the one who saves me. I trust him, and I am not afraid. The LORD YAH is my strength. He saves me, and I sing songs of praise about him." You people will get your water from the spring of salvation. Then you will be happy.

At that time you will say, "Praise the LORD and call out his name! Tell everyone what he has done and how wonderful he is." Sing songs of praise about the LORD, because he has done great things. Spread this news about God throughout the whole world. Let all people know these things. People of Zion, shout about these things! The Holy One of Israel is with you in a powerful way. So sing and be happy!

Whoever does not believe in the Son does not have the Father, but whoever accepts the Son has the Father too. Be sure that you continue to follow the teaching you heard from the beginning. If you do that, you will always be in the Son and in the Father. And this is what the Son promised us—eternal life. I am writing this letter about those who are trying to lead you into the wrong way.

Christ gave you a special gift. You still have this gift in you. So you don't need anyone to teach you. The gift he gave you teaches you about everything. It is a true gift, not a false one. So continue to live in Christ, as his gift taught you. Yes, my dear children, live in him. If we do this, we can be without fear on the day when Christ comes again. We will not need to hide and be ashamed when he comes. You know that Christ always did what was right. So you know that all those who do what is right are God's children.

Jesus said, "Don't be troubled. Trust in God, and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father's house. I would not tell you this if it were not true. I am going there to prepare a place for you. After I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back. Then I will take you with me, so that you can be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going." Thomas said, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?"

Jesus answered, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. The only way to the Father is through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father too. But now you know the Father. You have seen him." Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father. That is all we need." Jesus answered, "Philip, I have been with you for a long time. So you should know me. Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father too. So why do you say, 'Show us the Father'? Don't you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me?

The things I have told you don't come from me. The Father lives in me, and he is doing his own work. Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Or believe because of the miracles I have done. "I can assure you that whoever believes in me will do the same things I have done. And they will do even greater things than I have done, because I am going to the Father. And if you ask for anything in my name, I will do it for you. Then the Father's glory will be shown through the Son. If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it.