John 14:21-31 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:26

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost ,.... Before spoken of, John 14:16 , for whom Christ promised to pray the Father that he might be given to them. The word used there, as here, signifies an "advocate", and is so rendered, 1 John 2:1 , a patron, one that pleads and defends, the cause of another, before kings and princes; so the Jewish writers F26 Maimon. & Bartenora in Pirke Abot, c. 4. sect. 11. use the word פרקליט , the same with παρακλητος , here, and give this... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:27

Peace I leave with you ,.... Christ being about to die and leave his disciples, makes his last will and testament, and as the best legacy he could leave them, bequeaths peace unto them; my peace I give unto you : he left the Gospel of peace with them, to be preached by them to all the world; which is a declaration and publication of peace made by his blood; is a means of reconciling the minds of men to God and Christ, to the truths, ordinances, and people of Christ; of relieving and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:28

Ye have heard how I said unto you ,.... Christ had not only told his disciples that he should depart from them in a little time, but also that he should return again to them, and comfort them with his presence, and receive them to himself, to be with him in his Father's house for ever: and this he again suggests, I go away, and come again unto you ; so that they had not so much reason to be troubled and afraid, as they were: had he only said to them that he should go away, without giving... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:29

And now I have told you before it came to pass ,.... This is a strong proof of his true and proper deity, for none but the omniscient God can tell of things before they come to pass; this is peculiar to him, and distinguishes him from the gods of the Gentiles; see Isaiah 41:22 ; that when it is come to pass, ye might believe : that is, that when he was removed from them, and gone to his Father, they might then believe that he was truly God, the Son of God, the promised Messiah; and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:30

Hereafter I will not talk much with you ,.... Meaning before his death; for after his resurrection he talked much with them, about the things pertaining to the kingdom of God; being seen of them and conversing with them, for the space of forty days; not much, he says, chiefly what is delivered in the two next chapters: the design of this was, to observe to them that his time of departure was near at hand, and to quicken their attention to what he did say to them; since they could not expect... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:31

But that the world may know ,.... Not the wicked and unbelieving world, but the world of God's elect, such as are brought to believe in Christ: that I love the Father ; Christ must needs love the Father, as being of the same nature and essence with him, and as standing in the relation of a son to him; he loved all that the Father loves, and approved of all his purposes, counsels, and determinations, concerning himself and the salvation of his people; and therefore he voluntarily laid... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:21

He it is that loveth me - See on John 14:15 ; (note). And will manifest myself to him - All my faithful disciples shall see me after my resurrection; and I will manifest my power and goodness to all those who believe in and obey me, even to the end of the world. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:22

Judas - The same as Thaddeus and Lebbeus, the brother of James, and author of what is called the epistle of Jude. How is it - Or, how can it be - τι γεγονεν , what is to happen? - on what account is it? Judas, who was probably thinking that the kingdom of Christ should extend over all the earth, wonders how this can be, and yet Christ manifest himself only to his disciples and not to the world, John 14:19 . To this our Lord, in a more express manner than he had done before answers: - read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:23

If a man - Not only my present disciples, but all those who shall believe on me through their word, or that of their successors: Love me - Receive me as his Savior, and get the love of God shed abroad in his heart by the Holy Ghost: He will keep my words - Observe all my sayings, and have his affections and conduct regulated by my Spirit and doctrine: My Father will love him - Call him his child; support, defend, and preserve him as such. And we will come unto him - God the... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:24

He that loveth me not, etc. - Hence we learn that the man who is not obedient to the testimonies of Christ does not love him; and the Spirit of this truth has said, He who loves not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed, 1 Corinthians 16:22 . read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:31

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:24

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