John 16:7
Yet I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I went not away, the Comforter would not come to you; but if I go, I will send him unto you.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
6But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
8And when he cometh, he will convince the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment:
Cross References
Luke 9:27And I tell you of a certainty, there are some of those who stand here, who shall not taste death, till they see the kingdom of God.
John 7:39(Now he spake this in reference to the Spirit, which they who believe on him should afterwards receive: for as yet the Holy Ghost was not given; because Jesus was not yet glorified.)
John 11:50nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation be not destroyed.
John 14:16And I will ask the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
John 14:28Ye have heard that I told you, I am going away, though I am coming again to you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I am going 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 →