John 16:6-7 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 16:1-6

Christ dealt faithfully with his disciples when he sent them forth on his errands, for he told them the worst of it, that they might sit down and count the cost. He had told them in the chapter before to expect the world's hatred; now here in these verses, I. He gives them a reason why he alarmed them thus with the expectation of trouble: These things have I spoken unto you, that you should not be offended, or scandalized, John 16:1. 1. The disciples of Christ are apt to be offended at the... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 16:7-15

As it was usual with the Old Testament prophets to comfort the church in its calamities with the promise of the Messiah (Isa. 9:6; Mic. 5:6; Zech. 3:8); so, the Messiah being come, the promise of the Spirit was the great cordial, and is still. Three things we have here concerning the Comforter's coming:-- I. That Christ's departure was absolutely necessary to the Comforter's coming, John 16:7. The disciples were so loth to believe this that Christ saw cause to assert it with a more than... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 16:5-11

16:5-11 "I did not tell you these things at the beginning, because I was with you. But now I am going away to him who sent me, and none of you asks me: 'Where are you going?' But grief has filled your hearts because I have spoken these things to you. But it is the truth I am telling you--it is to your interest that I should go away, for If I do not go away the Helper will not come to you. But when he has come, he will convict the world of sin, and convince it of righteousness and judgment;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 16:6

But because I have said these things to you ,.... Of being hated and persecuted by the Jews, of being put out of their synagogues, and of losing of their lives; and particularly of his departure from them, or the loss of his bodily presence: sorrow hath filled your heart ; sorrow for his absence so possessed their minds, seized on all the powers and faculties of their souls, and engrossed all their thoughts, that it never entered into the heart of any of them, to inquire about the place... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 16:7

Nevertheless, I tell you the truth ,.... Christ was truth itself, and could say nothing else; but he makes use of this way of speaking, to raise the attention of his disciples, and to engage their belief of what he was about to say, and of which they were not easily persuaded; which was, that however overwhelmed they were with grief and sorrow, because of his going away from them, a greater truth he could not tell them, than that this would be to their real good and advantage: it is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 16:7

It is expedient - that I go away - In other places he had showed them the absolute necessity of his death for the salvation of men: see Matthew 20:19 ; Matthew 26:2 ; Mark 9:31 ; Mark 10:33 , Luke 9:44 ; Luke 18:32 . This he does not repeat here, but shows them that, by the order of God, the Holy Spirit cannot come to them, nor to the world, unless he first die; and consequently men cannot be saved but in this way. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 16:7

Verse 7 7.Yet I tell you the truth. That they may no longer wish to have him present before their eyes, he testifies that his absence will be advantageous, and makes use of a sort of oath; for we are carnal, and consequently nothing is more difficult than to tear from our minds this foolish inclination, by which we attempt to draw down Christ from heaven to us. He explains where the advantage lies, by saying that the Holy Spirit could not be given to them, if he did not leave the world. But far... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:1-6

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:5-6

Now —at this very moment— I go away to him that sent me . I have completed his work, and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? This seems at variance with Peter's inquiry, " Whither goest thou ?" ( John 13:36 ), and with Thomas's question ( John 14:5 ), "We know not whither thou goest," etc.? yet they are only opposed in appearance. Peter's question had obviously turned the whole matter back upon himself, and the way in which the Lord's departure affected his own duties and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:5-6

The absorbing power of sorrow. There was sympathy between our Lord and his apostles, but that sympathy was not perfect. Even in the latest of the quiet conversations between the Master and the disciples, it is evident that the perception of the learners was now and again very dull, and that their response to his communication was very inadequate. There is a tone of expostulation, almost of upbraiding, in this as in other portions of the recorded discourse. I. THE CHARACTER OF ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 16:1-6

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 16:7-15

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 16:5-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 16:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 16:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 16:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 16:7

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:5-6

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:5-6

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