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
comfortless = orphans. Greek. or phanos. Occurs only here and James 1:27 . will come = am coming. As in John 14:3 . to. Greek. pros. App-104 . read more
a little while ; i.e. about thirty hours. From the moment the Lord was taken down from the cross and entombed, He disappeared from the eyes of the world. Acts 10:40 , Acts 10:41 . no more . Greek. ouk eti. shall live also = also shall live. read more
At = In. Greek. en. App-104 . At that day . Referring primarily to the forty days after His resurrection, but this well-known Hebrew term describes the day of the Lord, in contra- distinction to this present day of man (1 Corinthians 4:3 margin) See Isaiah 2:11-17 and Revelation 1:10 . I in you. Fulfilled primarily at Pentecost, but looking on to the time when He will be among (Greek. en. App-104 .) His people, as Jehovah-Shammah. See Ezekiel 43:7 ; Ezekiel 48:35 .Zephaniah 3:15-17 . read more
of = by. Greek. hupo. App-104 . manifest . Greek. emphanizo. App-106 . read more
I will not leave you desolate: I come unto you.Desolate ... actually means "orphans"; and from this premise, "I come unto you" is not speaking of the second advent but of an interim coming of the Lord in the person of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost and afterward. The second advent was in view in John 14:3, but here the coming of Christ's Spirit is meant. Hendriksen ably defended this interpretation thus, "The immediately preceding context refers to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and so does... read more
Yet a little while, and the world beholdeth me no more; but ye behold me: because I live, ye shall live also.Because I live ... is a prophetic reference to the resurrection, because Jesus was clearly speaking of a time when the world should no longer see him. This is a second "because," like that in John 14:12, and shows the necessity of Jesus' return to the Father. The divine plan of establishing a worldwide spiritual kingdom could only have been hindered by the continued physical presence of... read more
In that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.Here is the whole prospectus of God's kingdom in embryo, making this verse rank with Genesis 3:15 as a statement of the whole plan of salvation. Here is the achievement of God's righteousness, the secret of justification, and the basis of the redeemed's avoidance of judgment - the whole works; it's all here!Ye in me ... God's way of accounting men righteous is that of totally identifying them with Jesus Christ who is... read more
He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself unto him.The thought here is like that of John 14:15 (which see); also, the oneness of Christ with the Father is the constantly recurring theme of the Gospel, and is apparent here in Christ's loving whom the Father loves, and in the Father's loving them that love Christ. read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 14:15-31
144. Promise of the Holy Spirit (John 14:15-31)In assuring the disciples of the blessings that would follow his return to the Father (see John 14:12), Jesus had not specifically mentioned the Holy Spirit. Now he explained. When he returned to the Father, he would send the Holy Spirit as the Counsellor, or Helper, to guide, instruct and strengthen them. Those who did not believe in Jesus would not be able to understand how this Helper worked, because their understanding was limited to the things... read more