John 14:28
New King James Version
28 You have heard Me (A)say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because [a]I said, (B)‘I am going to the Father,’ for (C)My Father is greater than I.
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- John 14:28 NU omits I said
John 14:28
New American Standard Bible
28 (A)You heard that I said to you, ‘I am going away, and (B)I am coming to you.’ If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced [a]because (C)I am going to the Father, for (D)the Father is greater than I.
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- John 14:28 Or that
John 14:28
Amplified Bible
28 You heard Me tell you, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you [really] loved Me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going [back] to the Father, for [a]the Father is greater than I.
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- John 14:28 The Father and the Son are equal—they share the same essence, but the Father was greater in His heavenly glory than the Son during the Son’s time of subordination as a man, cf 10:30; 17:5.
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