John 14:16

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, so that He may abide with you forever,

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

In Context

15“If you love Me, keep My commandments.

17the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, because He abides with you and shall be in you.

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Cross References

John 4:14but whoever drinks of the water which I shall give him will by no means ever thirst again. But the water which I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into eternal life.”

John 14:18I will not leave you orphans; I am coming to you.

John 15:26“But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me.

John 16:22Therefore you also now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.

John 17:9“I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours.

John 17:20“I am not praying for these alone, but also for those who believe in Me through their word;

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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