John 16:13 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:13-14

The guidance of the Spirit. In the preceding verses our Lord has described the work of the Spirit in reference to the world; he here very fully, though succinctly, declares what is the work of the Spirit on behalf of the Church. I. IT IS NOT THE OFFICE OF THE SPIRIT TO ORIGINATE AND EMBODY TRUTH . This is an error into which Christians of different Churches and different tendencies have fallen—an error sometimes designated "mysticism." Good men have often... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 16:13

The Spirit of truth - So called because he would teach them all necessary truth.Will guide you into all truth - That is, truth which pertained to the establishment of the Christian system, which they were not then prepared to hear. We may here remark that this is a full promise that they would be inspired and guided in founding the new church; and we may observe that the plan of the Saviour was replete with wisdom. Though they had been long with him, yet they were not prepared then to hear of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 16:12-15

John 16:12-15. I have yet many things to say unto you There are many other things concerning which I must give you information. But ye cannot bear them now But the weakness of your understanding, your desire and expectation of my erecting a temporal kingdom, your prejudices in favour of your own nation and law, and your aversion to the Gentiles, are so great, that you cannot yet bear the discovery. For which reason I judge it more prudent to be silent for the present. The things which our... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 16:1-15

146. Work of the Holy Spirit (John 16:1-15)As long as Jesus had been with his disciples, the full force of people’s opposition had been directed at him, not at them. Now that he was about to leave them, he warned them that this hatred would be turned on them (John 16:1-4). However, because of their grief concerning his coming departure, they scarcely understood his warning. Nor could they see the joy that lay before him in being reunited with his Father (John 16:5-6).When Jesus departed, the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 16:13

Howbeit = But. the Spirit of truth. See on John 14:17 and App-101 . is come = shall have come. guide = lead on the way. Greek. hodegeo. Elsewhere in Matthew 15:14 .Luke 6:39 . Acts 8:31 .Revelation 7:17 . Used in the Septuagint for Hebrew. nahdh. Nehemiah 9:19 . Psa 23:8 ; Psalms 73:24 ; Psalms 139:24 , &c. into. Greek. eis. App-104 . all truth = all the truth: i.e. all the truth necessary for His people from Ascension to Descension; the truth concerning the Pentecostal Church, the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 16:13

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come.This is a verse of nearly incredible importance in the proper understanding of Christianity. Here is the cornerstone of faith. The errors grounded here are colossal, and the general misunderstanding of it has perverted millions of disciples.He, the Spirit of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 16:13

John 16:13. When he, the Spirit of truth, is come,— The personality of the Holy Ghost is strongly and incontestably marked by the mention of his coming, being sent, guiding, &c. as well as by the particularity in the original; wherein the word rendered he; εκεινος, is of the masculine gender, though the word rendered spirit, το πνευμα, is neuter. Instead of shall not speak, &c. the original may with much greater propriety be rendered will not, &c. and so in the two next verses. In... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:1-24

7. The clarification of the future 16:1-24Jesus proceeded to review things that He had just told His disciples, but He now gave them more information. Particularly the ministry of the Holy Spirit is the subject of this section of the discourse, though Jesus also clarified other matters about which He had spoken, namely: the new relations arising from His departure.Jesus’ method of teaching in the Upper Room Discourse was not to give a thorough explanation of one subject, then a thorough... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:5-15

The ministry of the coming Spirit 16:5-15 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:12-13

These verses begin the fifth and final paraclete passage in the Upper Room Discourse (John 14:16-17; John 14:26; John 15:26-27; John 16:7-15). The passage focuses on the completion of the revelation that Jesus brought from the Father (cf. John 1:1; John 1:14; Colossians 1:15; Hebrews 1:1-4). The New Testament consistently views the revelation that Jesus gave the apostles through the Spirit following His ascension as a continuation of Jesus’ revelation.Jesus never acted on His own initiative but... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:13-14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 16:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 16:12-15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 16:1-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 16:13

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 16:13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 16:13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:1-24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:5-15

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:12-13

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