John 16:27

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 16:23-27

An answer to their askings is here promised, for their further comfort. Now there are two ways of asking: asking by way of enquiry, which is the asking of the ignorant; and asking by way of request, which is the asking of the indigent. Christ here speaks of both. I. By way of enquiry, they should not need to ask (John 16:23): ?In that day you shall ask me nothing;? ouk erotesete ouden?you shall ask no questions; ?you shall have such a clear knowledge of gospel mysteries, by the opening of your... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 16:25-28

16:25-28 "I have spoken these things to you in sayings that are hard to understand; but the hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in sayings that are hard to understand, but I will tell you plainly about the Father. In that day you will ask in my name. I do not say that I will ask the Father for you, because the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came forth from the Father. I came forth from the Father, and I came into the world; I am... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 16:27

For the Father himself loveth you ,.... The Father loved them as well, and as much as the Son did, and of himself too, without any merit or motive in them: he loved them from everlasting, and had given proofs of it in time, in the gift of his Son to them, and for them; and in calling them by his grace; and therefore being thus strongly affected to them, they might depend upon a ready and speedy answer from him, as might be best for his glory, and their good. Because ye have loved me ;... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 16:27

Verse 27 27.Because you have loved me. These words remind us that the only bond of our union with God is, to be united to Christ; and we are united to him by a faith which is not reigned, but which springs from sincere affection, which he describes by the name of love; for no man believes purely in Christ who does not cordially embrace him, and, therefore, by this word he has well expressed the power and nature of faith. But if it is only when we have loved Christ that God begins to love us, it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:7-33

(9) The promise of the Paraclete . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:23-30

The consequences of Christ's ascension to the Father. I. Pulpiness OF KNOWLEDGE . "And in that day ye shall no more question me in anything." 1. Our Lord was always ready , in the days of his flesh , to answer the questions of his disciples . Yet their questions often showed 2. Hereafter there would be no need for further questioning ; for the Holy Spirit would solve all their difficulties. II. FULLNESS OF POWER . "Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:25-33

(d) The final conviction wrought that Jesus was what he had said that he was . The joy of Christ , with its note of warning . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:26-27

The Father's love. The time here referred to must be the dispensation of the Holy Spirit. A great purpose of the gift of the Comforter and the establishment of the Church on earth was that a new, intimate, and happy relation might be constituted uniting the eternal God by personal and spiritual bonds to those who, made in his image, should become by grace partakers of his character. I. THE OBJECTS OF THE FATHER 'S LOVE . The description given of such as the Father regards... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:27

For the Father himself loveth you ( φιλεῖ ), with love of a fatherly affection, such as mine to you, because ye have loved me (the perfect preterit, in the sense of the realized past in the present which shall then be), and have believed that I came forth from the side of ( παρὰ ) the Father . £ In their belief of this transcendent fact is the hope of the world. It was wrought in them by the strengthening pulses of a deepening love, and to this love God himself responds with a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 16:27

See John 14:21, John 14:23. read more

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