What Does John 14:2 Mean in the King James?
In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The Greek word behind “mansions” belongs to the word family of “remain,” so the promise holds out lasting dwelling in the Father’s presence.
THE MEANING
The verse meets you with a place prepared for you in the Father’s house. Its language of dwelling carries the sense of remaining, opening the promise beyond arrival to a lasting home in God’s presence. Jesus’ going is directed toward making that place ready.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
The belief that there is no room for you in the Father’s house gives way to the promise of a place prepared for you.
THE ROOT
μοναί
monai
GROWS FROM
μένω
menō
to remain, stay, or abide
The Greek noun μοναί (monai) means dwelling places and belongs to the same word family as μένω (menō), to remain. “Mansions” can suggest grand separate houses; the root also opens the image of places where you remain in the Father’s presence.
ALSO GROWS
menō: to remain, stay, abide
μένω
The verb carries the staying quality within the promise of a prepared dwelling.
monē: an abode or dwelling place
μονή
This singular form appears again in Jesus’ promise that he and the Father will make their abode with the one who loves him (John 14:23).
THE PATTERN
God’s dwelling is marked by enduring presence among those who belong to him.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.THE THREAD
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.“Abode” translates the same Greek noun, μονή (monē), as “mansions” in John 14:2. The prepared dwelling and the dwelling made with the one who loves Jesus share a root, joining the promise of a place with the promise of presence.
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