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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 14:15-17

Christ not only proposes such things to them as were the matter of their comfort, but here promises to send the Spirit, whose office it should be to be their Comforter, to impress these things upon them. I. He premises to this a memento of duty (John 14:15): If you love me, keep my commandments. Keeping the commandments of Christ is here put for the practice of godliness in general, and for the faithful and diligent discharge of their office as apostles in particular. Now observe, 1. When... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 14:18-24

When friends are parting, it is a common request they make to each other, ?Pray let us hear from you as often as you can:? this Christ engaged to his disciples, that out of sight they should not be out of mind. I. He promises that he would continue his care of them (John 14:18): ?I will not leave you orphans, or fatherless; for, though I leave you, yet I leave you this comfort, I will come to you.? His departure from them was that which grieved them; but it was not so bad as they apprehended,... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 14:15-17

14:15-17 "If you love me, keep my commandments; and I will ask the Father and he will give you another helper to be with you for ever, I mean the Spirit of Truth. The world cannot receive him, because it does not see him or know him. But you know him because he remains among you and will be within you." To John there is only one test of love and that is obedience. It was by his obedience that Jesus showed his love of God; and it is by our obedience that we must show our love of Jesus. C.... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 14:18-24

14:18-24 "I will not leave you forlorn. I am coming to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me; but you will see me because I will be alive and you too will be alive. In that day you will know that I am in the Father, and that you are in me, even as I am in you. It is he who grasps my commandments and keeps them who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him." Judas, not Iscariot, said to him: "Why has it happened that you... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:17

Even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive ,.... These words explain who is meant by the Comforter, "even the Spirit of truth"; the true Spirit of God, the dictator of the Scriptures of truth, who leads men into the truths of the Gospel, confirms them in them, and gives boldness and freedom to own, and confess them before men: whom the world cannot receive ; the men of the world, who are as they came into the world, carnal and natural men, can neither receive the Spirit nor... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:18

I will not leave you comfortless ,.... Gr. "orphans", or "fatherless". Christ stands in the relation of a Father to his people, and they are his children, his spiritual seed and offspring; and so the disciples might fear, that as Christ was going from them, they should be left as children without a father, in a very desolate and comfortless, condition: to support them against these fears, Christ promises that he would not leave them thus, at least not long: I will come to you ; in a very... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:19

Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more ,.... The men of the world now see me with their bodily eyes, which is all the sight they have of me; and this they will be deprived of in a very little time; they will see me no more until the time that I shall come in the clouds of heaven to judge the world; and then every eye shall see me: but ye see me ; ye see me now, and shall see me after my resurrection, as they did; for then he appeared alive and conversed with them for forty... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:20

At that day ye shall know ,.... The things they should know, or the objects of knowledge are, that I am in my Father ; in his bosom, in union with him, partaker of the same nature, perfections, and glory with him, and equal to him: and you in me : that they were in union with him as the branches in the vine, and as the members are in the head, and how they were loved in him, chosen in him, righteous in him, risen with him, and made to sit together in heavenly places in him: and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:21

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them ,.... He that has not merely the external revelation of them in the Bible; but has them written on his heart, by the finger of the Spirit of God, and keeps them under the influence of grace and strength received from him: he it is that loveth me : others may talk of loving Christ, but this is the man that truly does love him; for his observance of Christ's commands is a proof and evidence that he loves him not in word only, but in deed and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:17

The Spirit of truth - The Spirit, or Holy Ghost, whose essential office is to manifest, vindicate, and apply the truth. The Gospel of Christ may be thus called, because it exposes falsity, removes error, and teaches the knowledge of the true God - shows the way to him, saves from vanity and illusive hopes, and establishes solid happiness in the souls of those who believe. The world cannot receive - By the world, St. John means those who are influenced only by the desire of the flesh, the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 14:15-17

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 14:18-24

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 14:15-17

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 14:18-24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 14:17

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