"In My Father'shouseare manydwelling places;ifit were not so, I would have toldyou; for I goto preparea placefor you.
"And the slavesaid,'Master,whatyou commandedhas been done,and stillthere is room.'
"Little children,I amwith you a little whilelonger.You will seekMe; and as I saidto the Jews,nowI alsosayto you, 'WhereI am going,you cannotcome.'
SimonPetersaidto Him, "Lord,whereare You going?"Jesusanswered,"WhereI go,you cannotfollowMe now;but you will followlater."
"You heardthat I saidto you, 'I go away,and I will cometo you.' Ifyou lovedMe, you would have rejoicedbecauseI goto the Father,for the Fatheris greaterthan I.
"But these thingsI have spokento you, sothat whentheir hourcomes,you may rememberthat I toldyou of them. These thingsI did not sayto you at the beginning,becauseI was with you.
"Father,I desirethat they also,whomYou have givenMe, be with Me whereI am,sothat they may seeMy glorywhichYou have givenMe, for You lovedMe beforethe foundationof the world.
for I will showhim how muchhe mustsufferfor My name'ssake."
For we knowthat ifthe earthlytentwhich is our houseis torn down,we havea buildingfrom God,a housenot made with hands,eternalin the heavens.
For Godhas not destinedus for wrath,but for obtainingsalvationthroughour LordJesusChrist,
in the hopeof eternallife,whichGod,who cannot lie,promisedlong agesago,
for he was lookingfor the citywhichhasfoundations,whosearchitectand builderis God.
For herewe do not havea lastingcity,but we are seeking[the city] which is to come.
whereJesushas enteredas a forerunnerfor us, having becomea high priestforeveraccordingto the orderof Melchizedek.
The HolySpirit[is] signifyingthis,that the wayinto the holy placehas not yetbeen disclosedwhile the outertabernacleis stillstanding,
and from JesusChrist,the faithfulwitness,the firstbornof the dead,and the rulerof the kingsof the earth.To Him who lovesus and releasedus from our sinsby His blood--
And I sawthe holycity,newJerusalem,coming downout of heavenfrom God,made readyas a brideadornedfor her husband.
He who overcomes,I will makehim a pillarin the templeof My God,and he will not goout from it anymore;and I will writeon him the nameof My God,and the nameof the cityof My God,the newJerusalem,which comes downout of heavenfrom My God,and My newname.
He who overcomes,I will grantto him to sitdownwith Me on My throne,as I alsoovercameand sat downwith My Fatheron His throne.
