John 16:7
But I tell you the truth; it is better for you that I go away, for if I may not go away, the Comforter will not come to you, and if I go on, I will send Him to you;
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In Context
6But because I have said to you these things, the sorrow has filled your heart.
Cross References
Psalms 68:18You have ascended on high, || You have taken captivity captive, || You have taken gifts for men, || That even the stubborn may rest, O YAH God.
Luke 9:27and I say to you, truly, there are certain of those standing here who will not taste of death until they may see the Kingdom of God.”
John 7:39and this He said of the Spirit, which those believing in Him were about to receive; for not yet was the Holy Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
John 11:50nor reason that it is good for us that one man may die for the people, and not the whole nation perish.”
John 14:16and I will ask the Father, and He will give to you another Comforter, that He may remain with you throughout the age:
John 14:28You heard that I said to you, I go away, and I come to you. If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced that I said, I go on to the Father, because My Father is greater than I.
Matthew Henry on John 16:2-7
Persecution Foretold; The Expediency of Christ's Departure. 1 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. 2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. 3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning,… Read the whole commentary →