John 14:28

You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.

Cross References (28)

  • John 10:29–30 (9)

    My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:24–28 (9)

    Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority,

  • 1 Corinthians 11:3 (8)

    But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Chr

  • Hebrews 2:9–15 (7)

    But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered deat

  • Psalms 47:5–7 (7)

    God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD with the sound of the horn.

  • Philippians 2:6–11 (7)

    Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,

  • John 13:16 (7)

    Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

  • John 20:17 (7)

    “Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascendi

  • Hebrews 1:2–3 (7)

    But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made th

  • John 14:18 (6)

    I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

  • Hebrews 3:1–4 (5)

    Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom w

  • John 20:21 (5)

    Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”

  • John 14:2–4 (4)

    In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place f

  • 1 Peter 1:8 (4)

    Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an in

  • John 16:7 (4)

    But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to y

  • Isaiah 49:5–7 (3)

    And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be g

  • John 5:18 (3)

    Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even callin

  • Revelation 1:17–18 (3)

    When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am

  • John 14:12 (3)

    Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things

  • John 16:16–22 (3)

    In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.”

  • Matthew 12:18 (3)

    “Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will

  • John 10:38 (3)

    But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and unders

  • Isaiah 53:11 (3)

    After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant wil

  • Psalms 68:9 (2)

    You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.

  • Psalms 68:18 (2)

    You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that

  • Revelation 1:11 (2)

    saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardi

  • Isaiah 42:1 (2)

    “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will br

  • Luke 24:51–53 (1)

    While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.