John 14:18
I will not leave you bereaved; I am coming to you.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 101:2I will have regard to the way of uprightness: When thou shalt come to me, I will walk within my house with an upright heart.
Isaiah 51:12I, even I, am he that hath pity upon you; Who art thou, that thou art afraid of man, that shall die, Of the son of man, that shall perish like grass,
Lamentations 5:3We are orphans; we are without a father; Our mothers are as widows.
Hosea 14:3Assyria shall not help us; We will not ride on horses; And no more will we say to the work of our hands, Ye are our Gods! For from thee the fatherless obtaineth mercy.”
Matthew 28:20teaching them to observe all things, whatever I have commanded you. And, lo! I am with you always, unto the end of the world.
John 14:16and I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may 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 →