# Where is “In my Father’s house are many rooms” in the Bible?

> “In my Father’s house are many rooms” is John 14:2.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/in-my-fathers-house-are-many-rooms
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Jesus says it to his disciples on the night before he died.

## The verse

> There are many dwelling places in my Father’s house. If it were not so, would I have said to you that I am on my way to prepare a place for you?
>
> — [John 14:2](https://www.lumin.faith/read/john/14#2) (Lumin Translation)

English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here.

## What it means there

He has told them he is leaving, and they are troubled. He says he is going to get a place ready for them and will come back for them (John 14:3). The King James Version says “many mansions.”

## Common questions

### Where is “In my Father’s house are many rooms” in the Bible?

“In my Father’s house are many rooms” is John 14:2. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Jesus says it to his disciples on the night before he died.

### Is “In my Father’s house are many rooms” in the Bible?

Yes. It is John 14:2. In the Lumin Translation, John 14:2 reads: “There are many dwelling places in my Father’s house. If it were not so, would I have said to you that I am on my way to prepare a place for you?”

### Who said “In my Father’s house are many rooms”?

Jesus says it to his disciples on the night before he died.

### What does “In my Father’s house are many rooms” mean in the Bible?

He has told them he is leaving, and they are troubled. He says he is going to get a place ready for them and will come back for them (John 14:3). The King James Version says “many mansions.”

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