John 14:16

"and I will pray the Father,

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15"If you love me, you will obey my commandments,

17"and he will give you another Comforter to be with you forever, the Spirit of Truth. The world cannot receive him because it does not see him nor know him, but you know him, for he is ever with you and within you.

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Cross References

John 4:14but whoever once drinks of the water that I will give him, shall never thirst any more, but the water that I will give him shall become a living spring of water within him, welling up into eternal life."

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

John 15:26"When the Comforter is come whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth who comes forth from the Father, he will bear witness of me;

John 16:22"So you also have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy shall no man snatch away from you.

John 17:9"I am praying for them; I am not praying for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me; for they are thine,

John 17:20"Nor do I pray for them alone, but for those also who believe in me through their word,

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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