John 14:12-18

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 14:17

the Spirit of truth = the Spirit ( App-101 .) of the truth. The definite article in both cases. world . Greek. kosmos. App-129 . cannot = is not ( App-105 ) able to. seeth . Greek. theoreo. App-133 . with = beside. Greek. para. App-104 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 14:18

comfortless = orphans. Greek. or phanos. Occurs only here and James 1:27 . will come = am coming. As in John 14:3 . to. Greek. pros. App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 14:12

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go to the Father.Verily, Verily ... With these words Jesus turned from replying to Philip and included them all (Judas absent) in the glorious promises about to be given.Greater works than these shall he do ... It is difficult to know exactly what Jesus meant by this, for no miracle could be greater than raising Lazarus from the dead, and no work... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 14:13

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that wilt I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.In my name ... For discussion of Christ as the one mediator, see my Commentary on Romans, p. 14. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 14:14

If ye shall ask (me) anything in my name, that will I do.The insertion of "me" in this verse, as in many manuscripts, suggests that prayers might be offered directly to Jesus, as well as addressed to the Father in Jesus' name. Note the prayer of Stephen (Acts 7:59). Dummelow cited Acts 9:14,21,1 Corinthians 1:2, where "calling upon the name of the Lord" was construed by him as examples of the same thing.[10] read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 14:15

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.The great tragedy of modern Christianity is that of the elevation of faith above love in the economy of salvation. Love is the sine qua non of redemption. He who does not love cannot be saved. Love, not faith, is the fulfilling of all the commandments, as stated here. Paul went so far as to declare that one might possess "all faith" and yet find it worthless without love (1 Corinthians 13:2). The reason why "faith alone" cannot save is that "faith... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 14:16

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him: ye know him; for he abideth with you, and shall be in you.This is the first of the five Paraclete sayings in John, concerning which Hans Windisch published a thin tract upholding the thesis that these sayings form no part of John's original Gospel but are interpolations! After listing a few... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 14:18

I will not leave you desolate: I come unto you.Desolate ... actually means "orphans"; and from this premise, "I come unto you" is not speaking of the second advent but of an interim coming of the Lord in the person of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost and afterward. The second advent was in view in John 14:3, but here the coming of Christ's Spirit is meant. Hendriksen ably defended this interpretation thus, "The immediately preceding context refers to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and so does... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 14:12

John 14:12. He that believeth on me, &c.— It is evident in fact, that though this promise be expressed in indefinite language, it must be limited in some such manner as follows: "He that believes in me, that is, many of my disciples in these early ages, and each of you in particular, shall receive such an abundant communication of the Spirit, that the miraculous works which I perform, he shall perform also; yea, works, in some respect, greater than these shall he perform, because I go to my... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 14:13

John 14:13. And whatsoever ye shall ask, &c.— "And whatsoever ye shall ask on the ground of my warrant and promise, with humble dependance on my wisdom and power, faithfulness and grace, and on my merit and advocacy, that ye may honour me; I will certainly perform it in answer to your prayers, that the Father himself may therebymanifesthisgloriousperfections,inmygracious and almighty operations, and through my obedience to the death of the cross, who am his own Son." read more

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