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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 14:17

the Spirit of truth = the Spirit ( App-101 .) of the truth. The definite article in both cases. world . Greek. kosmos. App-129 . cannot = is not ( App-105 ) able to. seeth . Greek. theoreo. App-133 . with = beside. Greek. para. App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 14:16

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him: ye know him; for he abideth with you, and shall be in you.This is the first of the five Paraclete sayings in John, concerning which Hans Windisch published a thin tract upholding the thesis that these sayings form no part of John's original Gospel but are interpolations! After listing a few... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 14:16-17

John 14:16-17. He shall give you another Comforter,— Or, another advocate. The word παρακλητον, signifies an advocate or a monitor, as well as a comforter; and it is evident that the blessed Spirit maintained each of these characters; yet as the discourse before us is of the consolatory kind, the term comforter seems to have been made use of with great propriety by our translators. Our Lord promises his apostles, that this Comforter shall abide with them, not for a little time, as he had done... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 14:17

17. whom the world cannot receive, &c.—(See 1 Corinthians 2:14). he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you—Though the proper fulness of both these was yet future, our Lord, by using both the present and the future, seems plainly to say that they already had the germ of this great blessing. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 14:1-24

3. Jesus’ comforting revelation in view of His departure 14:1-24Peter’s question was only the first of several that the disciples proceeded to ask Jesus. This shows their bewilderment and discouragement. They should have been comforting Him in view of what lay ahead of Him (John 12:27; John 13:21), but instead Jesus graciously proceeded to comfort them by clarifying what lay ahead of them. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 14:15-21

The promise of the Spirit 14:15-21At the end of His answer to Peter’s question (John 13:36), Jesus moved the conversation back to the general theme of preparation for His departure (John 14:4). He did the same thing after answering Philip’s question (John 14:8). Obedience to the will of God is not only a condition for getting answers to prayer. It is also an evidence of love for God. Love for God is the controlling idea in the following verses (John 14:15-21). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 14:16

Love for Jesus would result in the disciples’ obedience to His commands. It would also result in Jesus’ requesting another (Gr. allon, another of the same kind) Helper to take His place in His absence from them (cf. John 14:26; John 15:26; John 16:7-15; 1 John 2:1). The Greek word translated "Helper" or "Counselor" is parakletos. Both of these English words have connotations that are absent from the Greek word. Helper connotes an inferior, which the Holy Spirit is not. Counselor can call to... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 14:17

Jesus now identified the Helper as the Spirit of truth (cf. John 15:26; John 16:13), that is, the truthful Spirit who would bear witness to and communicate the truth (cf. John 14:6; John 1:32-33; John 3:5-8; John 4:23-24; John 6:63; John 7:37-39)."To be filled with the Spirit is the same as to be controlled by the Word. The Spirit of Truth uses the Word of truth to guide us into the will and the work of God." [Note: Wiersbe, 1:352.] The unbelieving world cannot receive Him because it cannot see... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - John 14:16

14:16 beg (a-4) In the latter chapters of John's Gospel, in order to maintain the distinction, frequently important, between erotao and aiteo , the first is translated 'demand' [except John 14:16 (beg)], the second 'ask.' There are times when they may be used indiscriminately, at other times each has a sense peculiar to itself. erotao expressing a familiar request to a person where intimacy exists [or equality, either assumed or actual]; aiteo , the request rather for something by an... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - John 14:17

14:17 know (c-17) know (c-21) Objective knowledge. see Note, 1 Corinthians 8:1 . read more

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