John 14 · Verse 22

John 14:22

Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
John 14:22, King James Version

John 14:22 in other translations

BSBJudas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, why are You going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?”
WEBJudas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, what has happened that you are about to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?”
ASVJudas (not Iscariot) saith unto him, Lord, what is come to pass that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
YLTJudas saith to him, (not the Iscariot), ‘Sir, what hath come to pass, that to us thou are about to manifest thyself, and not to the world?'
DARBYJudas, not the Iscariote, says to him, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself to us and not to the world?
BBEJudas (not Iscariot) said to him, How is it that you will let yourself be seen clearly by us and not by the world?
WebsterJudas, not Iscariot, saith to him, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself to us, and not to the world?

What does John 14:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. Judas saith ... not Iscariot--Beautiful parenthesis this! The traitor being no longer present, we needed not to be told that this question came not from him. But it is as if the Evangelist had said, "A very different Judas from the traitor, and a very different question from any that he would have put. Indeed [as one in Stier says], we never read of Iscariot that he entered in any way into his Master's words, or ever put a question even of rash curiosity (though it may be he did, but that nothing from him was deemed fit for immortality in the Gospels but his name and treason)." how ... manifest thyself to us, and not to the world--a most natural and proper question, founded on Joh 14:19, though interpreters speak against it as Jewish.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 22. Judas saith unto him. This was the same as Lebbeus or Thaddeus. See Mt 10:3. He was the brother of James, and the author of the Epistle of Jude.

How is it, &c. Probably Judas thought that he spake only of his resurrection, and he did not readily see how it could be that he could show himself to them, and not be seen also by others.

(u) Lk 6:16

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 Judas - The same as Thaddeus and Lebbeus, the brother of James, and author of what is called the epistle of Jude. How is it - Or, how can it be - τι γεγονεν, what is to happen? - on what account is it? Judas, who was probably thinking that the kingdom of Christ should extend over all the earth, wonders how this can be, and yet Christ manifest himself only to his disciples and not to the world, Joh 14:19. To this our Lord, in a more express manner than he had done before answers: -

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 14:18-24

Christ promises that he would continue his care of his disciples. I will not leave you orphans, or fatherless, for though I leave you, yet I leave you this comfort, I will come to you. I will come speedily to you at my resurrection. I will come daily to you in my Spirit; in the tokens of his love, and visits of his grace. I will come certainly at the end of time. Those only that see Christ with an eye of faith…

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John 14:22 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΛέγειLegeiSaysG3004
αὐτῷautōto HimG846
ἸούδαςIoudasJudasG2455
οὐχouchnotG3756
ὁho<the>G3588
Ἰσκαριώτης·IskariōtēsIscariot;G2469
κύριε,kurieLord,G2962
τίtiwhatG5101
γέγονενgegonenhas occurredG1096
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἡμῖνhēminto usG3165
μέλλειςmelleisYou are aboutG3195
ἐμφανίζεινemphanizeinto manifestG1718
σεαυτὸνseautonYourselfG4771
καὶkaiandG2532
οὐχὶouchinotG3780
τῷtōto theG3588
κόσμῳ;¶kosmōworld?G2889

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 14:22

  • Acts 1:13

    And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

  • Luke 6:16

    And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.

  • Acts 10:40-41

    Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.

  • Matthew 10:3

    Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus;

  • John 3:4

    Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?

  • Mark 3:18

    And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

  • Jude 1:1

    Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

  • John 6:60

    Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

  • John 3:9

    Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

  • John 16:17-18

    Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.

  • John 4:11

    The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?

  • John 6:52

    The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Judas.
Mt 10:3
Lebbaeus, Thaddaeus.
Mr 3:18
Thaddaeus.
Lu 6:16; Ac 1:13; Jude 1:1
how.
3:4,9; 4:11; 6:52,60; 16:17,18

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Context

  • John 14:21

    He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

  • John 14:22

    Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?

  • John 14:23

    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.

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John 14:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Dícele Judas, no el Iscariote: Señor, ¿qué hay porque te hayas de manifestar á nosotros, y no al mundo?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Jude (non pas l’Iscariote) lui dit: Seigneur, comment se fait-il que tu vas te manifester à nous, et non pas au monde?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Judas, nicht der Iskariot, spricht zu ihm: Herr, wie ist es, daß du dich uns offenbar machen willst, und nicht der Welt?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dicit ei Judas, non ille Iscariotes: Domine, quid factum est, quia manifestaturus es nobis teipsum, et non mundo?