John 14:18

I will not let you be without a friend: I am coming to you.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

In Context

17Even the Spirit of true knowledge. That Spirit the world is not able to take to its heart because it sees him not and has no knowledge of him: but you have knowledge of him, because he is ever with you and will be in you.

19A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living.

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Cross References

Psalms 101:2I will do wisely in the way of righteousness: O when will you come to me? I will be walking in my house with a true heart.

Isaiah 51:12I, even I, am your comforter: are you so poor in heart as to be in fear of man who will come to an end, and of the son of man who will be like grass?

Lamentations 5:3We are children without fathers, our mothers are like widows.

Hosea 14:3\14:2\Take with you words, and come back to the Lord; say to him, Let there be forgiveness for all wrongdoing, so that we may take what is good, and give in payment the fruit of our lips.

Matthew 28:20Teaching them to keep all the rules which I have given you: and see, I am ever with you, even to the end of the world.

John 14:16And I will make prayer to the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you for ever,

Matthew Henry on John 14:16-18

Christ's Consolatory Discourse. 15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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