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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - John 16:7-15

7-15 Christ's departure was necessary to the Comforter's coming. Sending the Spirit was to be the fruit of Christ's death, which was his going away. His bodily presence could be only in one place at one time, but his Spirit is every where, in all places, at all times, wherever two or three are gathered together in his name. See here the office of the Spirit, first to reprove, or to convince. Convincing work is the Spirit's work; he can do it effectually, and none but he. It is the method the... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - John 16:1-99

John 16 FURTHER WORDS OF warning follow in the opening verses of this chapter, lest the disciples should be stumbled by being unprepared for persecution. Act_8:3 ; Act_9:1 , Act_9:2 ; 1Ti_1:13 , furnish us with a commentary on verses Joh_16:2 and 3 of our chapter. Saul of Tarsus persecuted this way unto the death, and he did it ignorantly in his unbelief. At that time he certainly knew neither the Father nor the Son. Jesus was going to Him that sent Him, and the disciples had sufficient sense... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - John 16:8-11

The reproof of the world: v. 8. And when He is come, He will reprove the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment: v. 9. of sin, because they believe not on Me; v. 10. of righteousness, because I go to My Father, and ye see Me no more; v. 11. of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. And that Person, the Holy Spirit, coming into the world, will convict the world. That is one special function and activity of the Spirit, to convict the unbelieving world on three... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - John 16:1-15

IIIGLORIFICATION OF THIS PRESENT WORLD. BROUGHT ABOUT BY MEANS OF JUDGMENT, BY THE CONTINUING OF THE DISCIPLES IN THE LOVE OF CHRIST, AND BY THEIR INFLUENCE UPON THE WORLD, IN ORDER TO WHICH HE WILL SEND THEM HIS SPIRIT. AMID THE BURNING VINEYARD-FIRES IN THE VALLEY OF KIDRON. CHRIST THE VINE. GLORIFICATION OF THE NOBLE PLANT, AND OF HUBANDRY. GLORIFICATION OF FRIENDSHIP AND JOY. THE HOLY EXCOMMUNICATEDNESS (BANISHMENT) OF THE CHILDREN OF GOD. CONFIRMATION OF THEIR SPIRITUAL LIFE IN FACE OF THE... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - John 16:9-11

John THE CONVICTING FACTS Joh_16:9 - Joh_16:11 . Our Lord has just been telling His disciples how He will equip them, as His champions, for their conflict with the world. A divine Spirit is coming to them who will work in them and through them; and by their simple and unlettered testimony will ‘convict,’ or convince, the mass of ungodly men of error and crime in regard to these three things-sin, righteousness, and judgment. He now advances to tell them that this threefold conviction which... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - John 16:1-11

the Work of the Spirit John 16:1-11 We gain by our losses. It was expedient for the disciples that the Lord should go, because the Spirit’s presence was contingent upon His absence. The text needed to be completed before the great sermon could be preached. Christ’s work must be finished before the Spirit could apply it. Every phase of human experience centers in Him whom the Holy Spirit reveals. Whether it be conviction of sin, or faith, or hope, all begin and end with Jesus. The chief sin... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - John 16:1-33

Throughout these discourses our Lord was preparing His disciples for all that He saw coming to them. He told them that they would have sorrow resulting from their suffering. Because of this, it was necessary that they have the Comforter, and He could come only after the bodily departure of the Lord Himself. The world was still in the heart of Jesus, and He told His disciples in very clear terms what the office of the Spirit would be in the world. To gather up the teaching, we see that the... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - John 16:1-22

The Holy Spirit Chapter John 16:1-22 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The sixteenth chapter of John contains a part of our Lord's last message before He went out to Gethsemane and on to the Cross. The disciples were deeply concerned because He was going away. They were filled with sorrow. For this cause our Lord spoke tenderly and with deep concern. In John 14:1-31 the Lord gave expressions of comfort. We have already studied this chapter, calling it the "Comfort Chapter." In chapter 15 Christ's message... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - John 16:7-13

The Ministry of the Spirit John 14:26-30 ; John 16:7-13 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Christ came to His own, and His own received Him not. The Holy Spirit came to His own, seeking to bring every possible spiritual gift and blessing, but His own have received Him not. Many believers are seeking to paddle their own canoe, and to work out their own will, wholly forgetting the Spirit and His ministry. There is nothing that comes in the life of the believer, whether in the way of victory in his walk, power... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 16:1-33

Jesus’ Final Words To His Apostles (John 13:31 to John 17:26 ). This next section, from John 13:31 to John 17:26, can be seen as the equivalent of the dying words of Jesus. Words spoken on approaching death, and especially on a deathbed, were considered to be particularly potent. There are numerous examples of this in Scripture, like the blessings of Jacob to his sons in Genesis 47:29 to Genesis 49:33, Moses’ farewell words in Deuteronomy 33:0, the farewell of Joshua to the nation of Israel... read more

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