John 14:18
I will not leave you bereft,—I am coming unto you.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 101:2I will behave myself wisely in a blameless way, When wilt thou come in unto me? I will walk to and fro in the blamelessness of my heart,—in the midst of my house:
Isaiah 51:12I—I, am he that comforteth you,—Who art, thou, that thou hast feared Frail man that dieth, and A son of the earthborn, who, as grass, shall be delivered up?
Lamentations 5:3Orphans, have we become, and fatherless, our mothers, are widows indeed.
Hosea 14:3Assyria, shall not save us, Upon horses, will we not ride, neither will we say any more—Our god! to the work of our own hands! For, in thee, shall the fatherless, find compassion.
Matthew 28:20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I myself have commanded you, And lo! I, am, with you, all the days, until the conclusion of the age.
John 14:16And, I, will request the Father, and, Another Advocate, will he give unto you, that he may be with you age-abidingly,
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 →