John 14:16

and I will ask the Father, and he will give you another helper, to be with you always – the Spirit of truth.

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

In Context

15If you love me, you will lay my commands to heart,

17The world cannot receive this Spirit, because it does not see him or recognize him, but you recognize him, because he is always with you, and is within you.

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Cross References

John 4:14but whoever once drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst any more; but the water that I will give him will become a spring welling up within him – a source of eternal life.”

John 14:18I will not leave you bereaved; I will come to you.

John 15:26But, when the helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father – the Spirit of truth, who comes from the Father – will bear testimony to me;

John 16:22You, in the same way, are sorry now; but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will rob you of your joy.

John 17:9I intercede for them; I am not interceding for the world, but for those whom you have given me, for they are your own –

John 17:20But it is not only for them that I am interceding, but also for those who believe in me through their message,

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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