John 16:7
But I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I depart. For if I do not depart, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
6But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow hath filled your hearts.
Cross References
Psalms 68:18Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led captive the vanquished, Thou hast received gifts among men, Even the rebellious, that here thou mightst dwell, O LORD God!
Luke 9:27And I tell you in truth, that there are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God.
John 7:39But this he said of the Spirit, which those that believed in him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
John 11:50nor do ye consider that it is expedient for us that one man die for the people, and not the whole nation perish.
John 14:16and I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever;
John 14:28Ye heard me say to you, I am going away, and am coming again to you. If ye loved me, ye would have rejoiced that I go to the Father; for the 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 →