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John 14:16
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And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor
And I will pray the Father, and hee shall giue you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for euer,
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,
"I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, so that He may be with you forever;
I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper to be with you forever—
"I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever;
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate, that He may be with you forever;
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever-
Then I will ask the Father to send you the Holy Spirit who will help you and always be with you.
and I will ask the Father, and he will give you another comforting Counselor like me, the Spirit of Truth, to be with you forever.
And I will beg the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever,
I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper to be with you forever.
And I wil pray the Father, and he shal giue you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for euer,
And I will ask of my Father, and he will give you another Comforter, to be with you for ever;
I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, who will stay with you forever.
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, in order that he may be with you forever—
And I will petition the Father, and He will give you another Comforter, that He may remain with you to the age,
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever,
And I will make prayer to the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you for ever,
I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever, --
I will ask the Father to giveand he will give">[fn] you another Helper, to be with you always.John 15:26; 16:7; Romans 8:15,26;">[xr]
and I will pray of my Father, and another Paraclete [fn] will he give you, who will be with you for ever,
And I will ask of my Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever,
And I wyll pray the father, and he shall geue you another comforter, that he may byde with you for euer:
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever,
I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever, --
to remain with you for ever, Even the Spirit of truth,
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be for ever with you--the Spirit of truth.
And Y schal preye the fadir, and he schal yyue to you another coumfortour,
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you forever,
And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
Then I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever--
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.
Then I will ask My Father and He will give you another Helper. He will be with you forever.
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever.
And, I, will request the Father, and, Another Advocate, will he give unto you, that he may be with you age-abidingly,
And I will ask the Father: and he shall give you another Paraclete, that he may abide with you for ever:
And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, to be with you for ever,
and I will praye the father and he shall geve you a nother comforter yt he maye byde with you ever
and I will ask the Father, and another Comforter He will give to you, that he may remain with you -- to the age;
And I wyl praye the father, and he shal geue you another comforter, that he maye byde wt you for euer:
and I will pray the father, and he shall give you another advocate, to abide with you for ever;
I'm going to talk to my Dad and he's going to send you someone to give you a hand. And this Hand will be with you forever.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I will: John 14:14, John 16:26, John 16:27, John 17:9-11, John 17:15, John 17:20, Romans 8:34, Hebrews 7:25, 1 John 2:1
another: John 14:18, John 14:26, John 15:26, John 16:7-15, Acts 9:31, Acts 13:52, Romans 5:5, Romans 8:15, Romans 8:16, Romans 8:26, Romans 8:27, Romans 14:17, Romans 15:13, Galatians 5:22, Philippians 2:1
abide: John 4:14, John 16:22, Matthew 28:20, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 1:14, Colossians 3:3, Colossians 3:4, 2 Thessalonians 2:16
Reciprocal: Psalms 68:18 - received Haggai 2:5 - so Luke 24:49 - I send John 5:19 - for John 7:39 - this spake John 14:7 - from John 14:17 - but John 20:22 - Receive Acts 1:4 - the promise Acts 2:33 - having 1 Corinthians 1:4 - the grace 2 Corinthians 1:4 - comforteth 2 Corinthians 7:6 - that comforteth Galatians 4:6 - God 1 Thessalonians 1:6 - with joy Titus 3:6 - through Revelation 22:1 - proceeding
Cross-References
And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you [abundantly], And make your name great (exalted, distinguished); And you shall be a blessing [a source of great good to others];
Then the victors took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply and provisions and left.
And they also took [captive] Lot, Abram's nephew, and his possessions and left, for he was living in Sodom.
Melchizedek king of Salem (ancient Jerusalem) brought out bread and wine [for them]; he was the priest of God Most High.
And Melchizedek blessed Abram and said, "Blessed (joyful, favored) be Abram by God Most High, Creator and Possessor of heaven and earth;
David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I pursue this band [of raiders]? Will I overtake them?" And He answered him, "Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them, and you will certainly rescue [the captives]."
"Who has stirred up and put into action one from the east [the king of Persia, Cyrus the Great] Whom He calls in righteousness to His service and whom victory meets at every step? The LORD turns nations over to him And subdues kings. He makes them like dust with his sword, Like wind-driven chaff with his bow.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And I will pray the Father,...., Here Christ speaks as Mediator, and promises his disciples, that he would intercede for them with the Father; which is designed as an encouragement to them to ask for what they want, in his name, and to comfort their hearts, which were troubled at the news of his departure from them;
and he shall give you another Comforter. This is no inconsiderable proof of a trinity of persons in the Godhead; here is the Father prayed unto, the Son in human nature praying, and the Holy Ghost the Comforter prayed for; who is the gift of the Father, through the prevalent mediation of the Son, and is another "Comforter"; distinct from the Messiah, to whom reference is here had! One of the names of the Messiah, with the Jews, is ×× ×× u, "a Comforter"; such an one Jesus had been to his disciples; and now he was about to leave them, and for their support under their sorrows, he promises to use his interest with his Father, that he would give them another Comforter, meaning the Spirit, who performs this his work and office, by taking of the things of Christ, and showing them to his people; by shedding abroad the love of the Father, and of the Son, into their hearts; by opening and applying the precious promises of the Gospel to them; by being a spirit of adoption in them; and by abiding with them as the seal, earnest, and pledge of their future glory; and with this view Christ promises to pray for him,
that he may abide with you for ever: not a few years only, as I have done, but as long as you live; and with all those that shall succeed you in the work of the ministry, and with the church, and all true believers unto the end of the world: this is a proof of the saints' final perseverance. When we consider these words, in connection with the preceding exhortation, to keep the commands of Christ, and as an encouragement so to do, it brings to mind a saying of R. Eliezer ben Jacob w;
"he that does one commandment gets for himself פרק××× ×××,
ενα ÏαÏακληÏον, the very word here used, "one advocate", or "comforter"; and he that transgresses one command, gets for himself one accuser.''
But though the word signifies both an advocate and a comforter, the latter seems to be the meaning of it here, as being more suited to the disconsolate condition of the disciples.
u T. Hieros. Beracot, fol. 5. 1. T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 98. 2. Echa Rabbati, fol. 50. 2. w Pirke Abot, c. 4. sect. 11.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I will pray the Father - This refers to his intercession after his death and ascension to heaven, for this prayer was to be connected with their keeping his commandments. In what way he makes intercession in heaven for his people we do not know. The fact, however, is clearly made known, Romans 8:34; Hebrews 4:14-15; Hebrews 7:25. It is as the result of his intercession in heaven that we obtain all our blessings, and it is through him that our prayers are to be presented and made efficacious before God.
Another Comforter - Jesus had been to them a counsellor, a guide, a friend, while he was with them. He had instructed them, had borne with their prejudices and ignorance, and had administered consolation to them in the times of despondency. But he was about to leave them now to go alone into an unfriendly world. The other Comforter was to be given as a compensation for his absence, or to perform the offices toward them which he would have done if he had remained personally with them. And from this we may learn, in part, what is the office of the Spirit. It is to furnish to all Christians the instruction and consolation which would be given by the personal presence of Jesus, John 16:14. To the apostles it was particularly to inspire them with the knowledge of all truth, John 14:26; John 15:26. Besides this, he came to convince men of sin. See the notes at John 16:8-11. It was proper that such an agent should be sent into the world:
- Because it was a part of the plan that Jesus should ascend to heaven after his death.
- Unless some heavenly agent should be sent to carry forward the work of salvation, man would reject it and perish.
- Jesus could not be personally and bodily present in all places with the vast multitudes who should believe on him. The Holy Spirit is omnipresent, and can reach them all. See the notes at John 16:7.
- It was manifestly a part of the plan of redemption that each of the persons of the Trinity should perform his appropriate work the Father in sending his Son, the Son in making atonement and interceding, and the Spirit in applying the work to the hearts of men.
The word translated âComforterâ is used in the New Testament five times. In four instances it is applied to the Holy Spirit - John 14:16, John 14:26; John 15:26; John 16:7. In the other instance it is applied to the Lord Jesus - 1 John 2:1; âWe have an advocate (Paraclete - Comforter) with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.â It is used, therefore, only by John. The verb from which it is taken has many significations. Its proper meaning is to call one to us Acts 27:20; then to call one to aid us, as an advocate in a court; then to exhort or entreat, to pray or implore, as an advocate does, and to comfort or console, by suggesting reasons or arguments for consolation. The word âcomforterâ is frequently used by Greek writers to denote an advocate in a court; one who intercedes; a monitor, a teacher, an assistant, a helper. It is somewhat difficult, therefore, to fix the precise meaning of the word. It may be translated either advocate, monitor, teacher, or helper. What the office of the Holy Spirit in this respect is, is to be learned from what we are elsewhere told he does. We learn particularly from the accounts that our Saviour gives of his work that that office was:
1.To comfort the disciples; to be with them in his absence and to supply his place; and this is properly expressed by the word Comforter.
2.To teach them, or remind them of truth; and this might be expressed by the word monitor or teacher, John 14:26; John 15:26-27.
3.To aid them in their work; to advocate their cause, or to assist them in advocating the cause of religion in the world, and in bringing sinners to repentance; and this may be expressed by the word advocate, John 16:7-13. It was also by the Spirit that they were enabled to stand before kings and magistrates, and boldly to speak in the name of Jesus, Matthew 10:20. These seem to comprise all the meanings of the word in the New Testament, but no single word in our language expresses fully the sense of the original.
That he may abide with you for ever - Not that he should remain with you for a few years, as I have done, and then leave you, but be with you in all places to the close of your life. He shall be your constant guide and attendant.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse John 14:16. I will pray the Father — After having made an atonement for the sin of the world, I will become the Mediator between God and man; and through my mediation and intercession shall all the blessings of grace and glory be acquired.
Another Comforter — The word ÏαÏακληÏÎ¿Ï signifies not only a comforter, but also an advocate, a defender of a cause, a counsellor, patron, mediator. Christ is thus termed, 1 John 2:1, where the common translation renders the word advocate. Christ is thus called, because he is represented as transacting the concerns of our souls with God; and for this cause, he tells us, he goes unto the Father, John 14:12. The Holy Spirit is thus called, because he transacts the cause of God and Christ with us, explains to us the nature and importance of the great atonement, shows the necessity of it, counsels us to receive it, instructs us how to lay hold on it, vindicates our claim to it, and makes intercessions in us with unutterable groanings. As Christ acted with his disciples while he sojourned with them, so the Holy Ghost acts with those who believe in his name.
For ever — As the death and atonement of Christ will be necessary to man till the conclusion of the world, so the office of the Holy Spirit must be continued among men till the end of time: therefore says Christ, he shall continue with you for ever, teaching, comforting, advising, defending, and interceding for you and for all my followers to the end of time.
