Topic
Mansion
1 passage cited, from 2 classic reference works.
These works date from 1896–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- John 14:2ISBE · Nave FIGURATIVE
In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
man'-shun (mone, "abode"): In Joh 14:2, the word is used in the plural: "In my Father's house are many mansions," the Revised Version margin "abiding places." The ideas conveyed are those of abundance of room, and permanence of habitation, in the heavenly world.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → FIGURATIVE Joh 14:2
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.