John 14:16

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be for ever with you--the Spirit of truth.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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.

17That Spirit the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him. You know Him, because He remains by your side and is in you.

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Cross References

John 4:14but whoever drinks any of the water that I shall give him will never, never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become a fountain within him of water springing up for the Life of the Ages."

John 14:18I will not leave you bereaved: I am coming to you.

John 15:26"When the Advocate is come whom I will send to you from the Father's presence--the Spirit of Truth who comes forth from the Father's presence--He will be a witness concerning me.

John 16:22So you also now have sorrow; but I shall see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and your gladness no one will take away from you.

John 17:9"I am making request for them: for the world I do not make any request, but for those whom Thou hast given me. Because they are Thine,

John 17:20"Nor is it for them alone that I make request. It is also for those who trust in me through their teaching;

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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