John 16:27

for the Father himself loveth you, for ye have loved me, and have believed, that I went out from God.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

In Context

26In that day ye shall ask in my name; and I say not to you, that I shall pray (to) the Father for you;

28I went out from the Father, and I came into the world; again I leave the world, and go to the Father.

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Cross References

Zephaniah 3:17Thy Lord God is strong in the middle of thee, he shall save [thee]; he shall make joy on thee in gladness, he shall be still in thy loving, he shall make joy withoutforth on thee in praising. (The Lord thy God is strong in thy midst, he shall save thee; he shall rejoice over thee with great happiness, he shall show you his love once again, he shall rejoice over thee with great praise, or with shouts of joy.)

John 3:13And no man ascendeth [up] into heaven, [no] but he that came down from heaven, man’s Son that is in heaven, [or the Son of man which is in heaven], (or the Son of man who was in heaven).

John 8:42But Jesus saith to them, If God were your Father, soothly ye should love me; for I passed forth of God, [or forsooth I proceeded, or came forth, of God], and came (here); for neither I came of myself, but he sent me. (But Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, truly ye would love me, for I came forth from God, and came here; yea, I did not come here on my own accord, but he sent me.)

John 14:23Jesus answered, and said to him, If any man loveth me, he shall keep my word (s), (or he shall obey my words); and my Father shall love him, and we shall come to him, and we shall dwell with him.

John 17:7And now they have known, that all (the) things that thou hast given to me, be of thee.

John 17:25Father, rightfully the world knew thee not, [or Rightful Father, (or Righteous Father), the world knew not thee], but I knew thee, and these knew, that thou sentest me.

Matthew Henry on John 16:24-28

Encouragement to Prayer. 23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. 24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father. 26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the… Read the whole commentary →

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