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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 14:28-31

Christ here gives his disciples another reason why their hearts should not be troubled for his going away; and that is, because his heart was not. And here he tells them what it was that enabled him to endure the cross and despise the shame, that they might look unto him, and run with patience. He comforted himself, I. That, though he went away, he should come again: ?You have heard how I have said, and now I say it again, I go away, and come again.? Note, What we have heard of the doctrine of... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 14:25-31

14:25-31 "I have spoken these things to you while to you while I am still with you. The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I have said. I am leaving you peace: I am giving you my peace. I do not give it to you as the world gives peace. Let not your heart be distressed or fear-stricken. You have heard that I said to you: 'I am going away and I am coming to you.' If you loved me, you would be glad that I am... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:28

Ye have heard how I said unto you ,.... Christ had not only told his disciples that he should depart from them in a little time, but also that he should return again to them, and comfort them with his presence, and receive them to himself, to be with him in his Father's house for ever: and this he again suggests, I go away, and come again unto you ; so that they had not so much reason to be troubled and afraid, as they were: had he only said to them that he should go away, without giving... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:28

I go away - To the Father by my death: And come again unto you - By my resurrection. Ye would rejoice - Because, as the Messiah, I am going to receive a kingdom, and power, and glory, for ever. Therefore as my friends ye should rejoice in my elevation, though for a while it may put you to the pain of being separated from me: besides, I am going that I may send you the Holy Spirit, which shall fill you with the fullness of God: on your own account, therefore, ye should have rejoiced... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:28

Verse 28 28.If you loved me you would rejoice. The disciples unquestionably loved Christ, but not as they ought to have done; for some carnal affection was mixed with their love, so that they could not endure to be separated from him; but if they had loved him spiritually, there was nothing which they would have had more deeply at heart, than his return to the Father. For the Father is greater than I. This passage has been tortured in various ways. The Aryans, in order to prove that Christ is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:22-31

(6) The question of Judas , and the conditions of our Lord ' s self-manifestation , followed by appeals , promises , and the gift of PEACE . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:28

Now, however, he leads them a step further. The disciples are to dismiss their trouble and fear, because read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 14:28

The propriety of the disciples' gladness at Christ's exaltation. HIS DEPARTURE CALCULATED TO CAUSE JOY , NOT SORROW . "If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto my Father!" 1. True love rejoices in another ' s good rather than in one ' s own . Our Lord's words imply that the disciples were selfish in seeking his further continuance with them on earth. 2. The ground of a legitimate joy at his departure . "For my Father is greater than... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 14:28

Ye have heard ... - John 14:2-3.If ye loved me - The expression is not to be construed as if they had then no love to him, for they evidently had; but they had also low views of him as the Messiah; they had many Jewish prejudices, and they were slow to believe his plain and positive declarations. This is the slight and tender reproof of a friend, meaning manifestly if you had proper love for me; if you had the highest views of my character and work; if you would lay aside your Jewish... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 14:28-31

John 14:28-31. If ye loved me With a wise and rational affection, it would allay your sorrows in the mean time, and howsoever you might have a mournful sense of your own loss; you would rejoice on my account, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father Whose servant I am, as Mediator; is, in this respect, greater than I Consequently, it must be my honour and happiness to be in a state of greater nearness to him than the present world will admit. “These words,” as Dr.... read more

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