John 14:5-6
“Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of John 14 · Words of Christ are set in red.
4 songs meet this passage
S.C.A.V.A. · Hollywood Undead
strains against John 14:5-6
The repeated uncertainty about where the dying go stands against Jesus' claim to be the way, offering an answer the song never reaches.
“You are the way when there seems to be no way”
Believe For It · CeCe Winans
resonates with John 14:6
Christ's self-identification as 'the way' grounds the song's confidence that God provides a path through impossibility.
“He's gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky”
Spirit In the Sky · Norman Greenbaum
strains against John 14:6
Jesus describes himself as the way to the Father, not a reference who vouches for a disembodied 'spirit in the sky' elsewhere.
“truth is what you believe in”
Stand By You · Rachel Platten
strains against John 14:6
The song frames truth as subjective belief, which stands against Jesus' claim to be objective, singular Truth.