John 14:6“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
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John 14:6
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” — read online, free, in the King James Version.
Jesus answers Thomas with one of the most exclusive claims in the gospels: he is not merely a way to God — he is the way, the truth and the life.
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What does “I am the way, the truth, and the life” mean?
Jesus tells his disciples that access to the Father comes through him alone. “No man cometh unto the Father, but by me” is the root of Christianity's claim to uniqueness — and one of its most debated teachings.
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