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Scripture Story Sketch Notes · John 14

The Promise of
the Comforter

“I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.” John 14:18

On the night before His death, Jesus comforted His troubled disciples. He promised a place in His Father’s house, taught that He is the way, and promised another Comforter, the Holy Ghost, to teach them and bring His words to their remembrance. Then He gave them His peace.

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Hand-drawn doodle map of a winding path from the upper room: Jesus speaking to worried disciples by lamplight, a large house with many rooms on a hill, a path leading upward, two joined circles, a heart, a soft warm glow, an open scroll, an olive branch and a welcoming home.

Before you begin

The story in brief

At the Last Supper, Jesus told His troubled disciples, “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” He promised, “In my Father’s house are many mansions… I go to prepare a place for you.” When Thomas asked how they could know the way, Jesus answered, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” When Philip asked to see the Father, He said, “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.”

He taught, “If ye love me, keep my commandments,” and promised that the Father would “give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever.” “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.” The Holy Ghost would “teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance.” Then He said, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth,” and, “Arise, let us go hence.”

Who’s who

  • Jesus Christ: who comforts His disciples on His last night
  • Thomas, Philip and Judas (not Iscariot): disciples who ask honest questions
  • The Comforter: the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send

Where and when

In the upper room in Jerusalem at the Last Supper, just before Gethsemane.

Watch for the Savior

Watch how Jesus answers each worry with a promise.

Read it yourself: John 14

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The way, mapped

Eight stops from a troubled heart to His peace. Scroll, or tap a number on the map.

    Part 2 of 7

    The story, plainly

    Four scenes: the upper room, the question, the promise and the going forth. Look for the Savior in each one.

    Read it plainly

    The words that trip people up

    Tap any dotted word for its meaning. The scripture stays exactly as written.1

    1. John 14:2“many ”
    2. John 14:8“and it us”
    3. John 14:16“another ”
    4. John 14:18“I will not leave you ”
    5. John 14:23“and make our with him”

    Part 3 of 7

    Look closer

    Small details tell the story. Some cards are details in the text; others share insights from Church leaders, Church resources or outside sources. Each card says which.

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    Part 4 of 7

    Where are you?

    Troubled, asking questions, feeling the Spirit, or carrying His peace. Which feels most like you right now?

    Try it

    Questions and promises

    His disciples brought Him their worries and questions. Tap a question or worry on the left, then His answer on the right.

    “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.” John 14:18

    Part 5 of 7

    Their world, their words

    A little background on the night, the word Comforter, the two Comforters and two Greek words helps the teaching come alive. Outside sources are labeled.

    Scripture · John 14

    The last night

    Jesus spoke these words at the Last Supper, just before He said, “Arise, let us go hence,” and went toward Gethsemane.1

    Comfort before the cross.

    Church resource · Student manual

    One beside you

    “A paraklētos is one who is summoned to another’s side as a helper, intercessor, or advocate.”2

    He stands beside us.

    Church resource · Student manual

    Two Comforters

    “The Savior promised His disciples that after He departed, they would not be left alone but would have the companionship of the Holy Ghost to help them.”2

    Never alone.

    Church leader · Sister Nadauld

    What He does

    “I would like to talk to you about just three of the things the Holy Ghost can do. He can comfort, guide, and testify.”4

    Comfort, guide, testify.

    Word study · Greek

    paraklétos παράκλητος · “Comforter” (John 14:16)

    Bible Hub: “called to one’s aid,” translated “Advocate” and “Helper.”5 Outside · lexicon

    The Comforter is called to stand beside us. Jesus promised Someone would be at our side.1

    Word study · Greek

    eiréné εἰρήνη · “peace” (John 14:27)

    Bible Hub: “peace, quietness, rest.”6 Outside · lexicon

    His peace isn’t the absence of trouble. He gave it on the night trouble came.1,3

    What the text does not say

    Jesus doesn’t promise His disciples an easy road. He was about to suffer, and they would face hard days.1 He promised something better: a place prepared for them, the Holy Ghost beside them, and a peace “not as the world giveth.”1

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    Look to Him

    On His hardest night, He comforted others. He promised He would not leave us alone.

    “But He said that He would give peace in His way, not in the world’s way.”

    President Henry B. Eyring3
    “The Lord promised peace to His disciples as He was about to leave them. He has made the same promise to us.”
    President Henry B. Eyring3
    “He can comfort, guide, and testify.”
    Margaret D. Nadauld4
    “The Savior’s teachings about what the Holy Ghost can do for us are among the clearest instructions on the Holy Ghost in all scripture.”
    New Testament Student Manual2

    Thomas

    He asked

    “Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?” John 14:5

    Philip

    He asked

    “Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.” John 14:8

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    Seek Him today

    A question to ask in prayer

    Father, what would the Comforter have me remember today? John 14:26

    Ask, then be still and notice what comes to mind.

    Try it today

    One way to receive His promises each day. It saves on this device, one day at a time.

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    A quiet moment

    “I will come to you.”

    Read John 14:15–27 slowly. Picture yourself in the upper room, hearing Him promise not to leave you comfortless. What does His peace feel like? John 14:15–27

    A verse to hold

    Talk about it

    1. Why were the disciples troubled?
    2. What did Jesus say He was going to prepare?
    3. Who is the Comforter He promised?
    4. How is His peace different from the world’s?
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    For adults and deeper study

    Go deeper

    Longer readings, harder questions, and where to study next. Each one says what it is before you click.
    First Presidency

    President Henry B. Eyring, “My Peace I Leave with You” (2017)

    How the Holy Ghost brings the Savior’s peace into our lives and families.3

    Read the talk →
    Church leader

    Margaret D. Nadauld, “A Comforter, a Guide, a Testifier” (2001)

    Three things the Holy Ghost can do, with personal stories.4

    Read the talk →
    Church resource

    New Testament Student Manual: John 14–16

    Many mansions, the two Comforters and the meaning of paraklētos.2

    Read the chapter →
    Scripture

    John 14–16

    Keep reading: the vine and branches, and more promises about the Comforter.1

    John 14 →   John 15 →
    To ponder

    Harder questions

    • Why do you think Jesus spent His last hours comforting others?
    • What does it mean to you that Jesus is “the way”?
    • When have you felt His peace “not as the world giveth”?

    Sources

    Every quotation, gloss, and piece of background on this page is listed here: scripture first, then Church sources, then outside scholarship (labeled).

    Scripture

    1. John 14: “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.”

    Church leaders and Church resources

    1. New Testament Student Manual, “John 14–16”, Gospel Library.
    2. President Henry B. Eyring, “My Peace I Leave with You”, general conference, April 2017.
    3. Margaret D. Nadauld, Young Women General President, “A Comforter, a Guide, a Testifier”, general conference, April 2001.

    Outside sources (labeled on the page)

    1. Strong’s 3875, paraklétos, Bible Hub lexicon.
    2. Strong’s 1515, eiréné, Bible Hub lexicon.

    Quotations checked against the linked pages on October 11, 2026. Scripture is quoted from the King James Version as published in the Gospel Library.

    “My peace I give unto you”

    On His hardest night, He gave His peace away. He has not left us comfortless. John 14:27

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    Independent study notes from Weak Things, not an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Scripture quotations are from the King James Version. The words are in John 14; the insights in “Look closer” are labeled by source.