Farewell Words (Chapters 14-17)

            Chapters 14-17, often called the Upper Room Discourse, contain so much profound theology that we can only touch on a few salient points. But it is important to recognize that Jesus’ words are not a dispassionate lecture. He is in anguish for the disciples whom he loves, and whom he must soon leave, and his words are designed above all to comfort them in their distress.