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<a href="/nkjv/john/14.htm">New King James Version</a> And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— <a href="/nasb_/john/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, so that He may be with you forever; <a href="/nasb/john/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; <a href="/nasb77/john/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; <a href="/lsb/john/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate, that He may be with you forever; <a href="/amp/john/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), to be with you forever— <a href="/csb/john/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever. <a href="/hcsb/john/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever. <a href="/asv/john/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever, <a href="/cev/john/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then I will ask the Father to send you the Holy Spirit who will help you and always be with you. <a href="/erv/john/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever, <a href="/gwt/john/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will ask the Father, and he will give you another helper who will be with you forever. <a href="/gnt/john/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, who will stay with you forever. <a href="/isv/john/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> I will ask the Father to give you another Helper, to be with you always. <a href="/msb/john/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to abide with you forever— <a href="/net/john/14.htm">NET Bible</a> Then I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you forever-- <a href="/nheb/john/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Helper, that he may be with you forever,-- <a href="/wbt/john/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; <a href="/wey/john/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be for ever with you--the Spirit of truth. <a href="/web/john/14.htm">World English Bible</a> I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever: <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and I will ask the Father, and He will give to you another Comforter, that He may remain with you throughout the age: <a href="/blb/john/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you to the age-- <a href="/ylt/john/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and I will ask the Father, and another Comforter He will give to you, that he may remain with you -- to the age; <a href="/slt/john/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Intercessor, that should remain with you forever;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will ask the Father, and he shall give you another Paraclete, that he may abide with you for ever. <a href="/cpdv/john/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will ask the Father, and he will give another Advocate to you, so that he may abide with you for eternity: <a href="/nabre/john/14.htm">New American Bible</a> And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, <a href="/nrsvce/john/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I will ask of my Father, and he will give you another Comforter, to be with you for ever; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/14.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And I shall request from my Father and he will give you another Redeemer of the accursed, that he will be with you for eternity.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> and I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Paraclete, that he may dwell with you forever; <a href="/godbey/john/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter, that He may be with you always,<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And I will ask the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; <a href="/mace/john/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and I will pray the father, and he shall give you another advocate, to abide with you for ever; <a href="/wey/john/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be for ever with you--the Spirit of truth. <a href="/worrell/john/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>and I will ask of the Father, and He will give you another Advocate, that He may be with you forever;<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>and He will give you another comforter to abide with you for ever:<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/14-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=5243" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/14.htm">Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit</a> 15If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 16<a href="/greek/2504.htm" title="2504: Kagō (PPro-N1S) -- To also, I too, but I. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi, and accusative case kame and I, me.">And I</a> <a href="/greek/2065.htm" title="2065: erōtēsō (V-FIA-1S) -- Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.">will ask</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patera (N-AMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dōsei (V-FIA-3S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">He will give</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/243.htm" title="243: allon (Adj-AMS) -- Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; else, i.e. Different.">another</a> <a href="/greek/3875.htm" title="3875: Paraklēton (N-AMS) -- (a) an advocate, intercessor, (b) a consoler, comforter, helper, (c) Paraclete. An intercessor, consoler.">Advocate</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">to</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ē (V-PSA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">be</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meth’ (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/165.htm" title="165: aiōna (N-AMS) -- From the same as aei; properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity; by implication, the world; specially a Messianic period.">forever—</a> 17the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/16-7.htm">John 16:7</a> But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. <a href="/john/15-26.htm">John 15:26</a> When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me. <a href="/acts/2-4.htm">Acts 2:4</a> And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. <a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26</a> In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. <a href="/1_john/2-1.htm">1 John 2:1</a> My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. <a href="/1_corinthians/2-10.htm">1 Corinthians 2:10-12</a> But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. / For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. / We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. <a href="/galatians/4-6.htm">Galatians 4:6</a> And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” <a href="/ephesians/1-13.htm">Ephesians 1:13-14</a> And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, / who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory. <a href="/2_corinthians/1-22.htm">2 Corinthians 1:22</a> placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come. <a href="/romans/8-9.htm">Romans 8:9</a> You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. <a href="/isaiah/11-2.htm">Isaiah 11:2</a> The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/36-27.htm">Ezekiel 36:27</a> And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. <a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28-29</a> And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. / Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days. <a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Isaiah 42:1</a> “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations. <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a> “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;I will.<a href="/john/14-14.htm">John 14:14</a> If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.<a href="/john/16-26.htm">John 16:26,27</a> At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: … <a href="/john/17-9.htm">John 17:9-11,15,20</a> I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine… another.<a href="/john/14-18.htm">John 14:18,26</a> I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you… <a href="/john/15-26.htm">John 15:26</a> But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:<a href="/john/16-7.htm">John 16:7-15</a> Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you… abide.<a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a> But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.<a href="/john/16-22.htm">John 16:22</a> And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.<a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a> Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/12-46.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/job/16-19.htm">Advocate</a> <a href="/john/13-8.htm">Age</a> <a href="/luke/16-27.htm">Beg</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-17.htm">Comforter</a> <a href="/luke/23-50.htm">Counselor</a> <a href="/john/12-34.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/micah/4-9.htm">Helper</a> <a href="/john/4-10.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/john/13-21.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/john/14-12.htm">Truth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/15-4.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/john/14-26.htm">Advocate</a> <a href="/acts/4-22.htm">Age</a> <a href="/acts/3-2.htm">Beg</a> <a href="/john/14-26.htm">Comforter</a> <a href="/john/14-26.htm">Counselor</a> <a href="/romans/1-25.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/john/14-26.htm">Helper</a> <a href="/john/16-26.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/john/14-17.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/john/14-17.htm">Truth</a><div class="vheading2">John 14</div>1. <a href="/john/14-1.htm">Jesus comforts his disciples with the hope of heaven;</a> 5. <a href="/john/14-5.htm">professes himself the way, the truth, and the life, and one with the Father;</a> 13. <a href="/john/14-13.htm">assures their prayers to be effectual;</a> 15. <a href="/john/14-15.htm">requires obedience;</a> 16. <a href="/john/14-16.htm">promises the Comforter;</a> 27. <a href="/john/14-27.htm">and leaves his peace with them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/john/14.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>And I will ask the Father In this phrase, Jesus is speaking directly to His disciples, indicating His role as an intercessor. The Greek word for "ask" is "erōtēsō," which implies a request made with familiarity and confidence. This highlights the intimate relationship between Jesus and the Father, underscoring the unity within the Trinity. Jesus, as the Son, has the authority and privilege to make requests of the Father, emphasizing His divine nature and His ongoing role as our mediator.and He will give you The promise of the Father giving something to the disciples is significant. The Greek word "dōsei" (will give) suggests a future action that is certain and assured. This reflects the faithfulness of God in fulfilling His promises. The giving is not based on the merit of the disciples but on the grace and purpose of God. It is a reminder of the generosity and benevolence of the Father, who provides for His children out of His abundant love.another Advocate The term "Advocate" is translated from the Greek word "Paraklētos," which can also mean Comforter, Counselor, or Helper. The use of "another" (Greek: "allon") indicates that this Advocate will be of the same kind as Jesus Himself. This points to the Holy Spirit, who will continue the work of Christ among the disciples. The Holy Spirit is a divine person, not merely a force, who comes alongside believers to guide, teach, and empower them for the Christian life.to be with you forever The promise of the Advocate's presence "forever" is a profound assurance of the eternal nature of the Holy Spirit's indwelling. The Greek word "eis ton aiōna" (forever) signifies an unending duration, highlighting the permanence of the Spirit's role in the life of a believer. This eternal presence is a source of comfort and strength, ensuring that believers are never alone. It reflects the unbreakable bond between God and His people, secured through the work of the Holy Spirit.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) And I will pray the Father.--Comp. Note on <a href="/john/16-26.htm" title="At that day you shall ask in my name: and I say not to you, that I will pray the Father for you:">John 16:26</a>. The pronoun is again emphatic--"I have given you your part to do. I on My part will pray the Father." The word used for "pray" is one which implies more of nearness of approach and of familiarity than that which is rendered "ask" in <a href="/john/14-14.htm" title="If you shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.">John 14:14</a>. It is the word which John regularly uses when he speaks of our Lord as praying to the Father, and occurs again in <a href="/john/16-26.htm" title="At that day you shall ask in my name: and I say not to you, that I will pray the Father for you:">John 16:26</a>; <a href="/john/17-9.htm" title="I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which you have given me; for they are yours.">John 17:9</a>; <a href="/john/17-15.htm" title="I pray not that you should take them out of the world, but that you should keep them from the evil.">John 17:15</a>; <a href="/john/17-20.htm" title="Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;">John 17:20</a>. The distinction is important, but it has sometimes, perhaps, been unduly pressed. Both words occur in <a href="/1_john/5-16.htm" title="If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not to death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not to death. There is a sin to death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.">1John 5:16</a>. (See Note there.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 16-21. - (c) The greatest Gift - the other Advocate. Verses 16, 17, - Consequent on this obedient love, conditioned by it, is the Lord's assurance: And I will ask the Father - ἐρωτᾷν is used of an asking which is based on close and intimate fellowship; it is the word which implies the presentation of wish or a desire from an equal to an equal, while αἰτεῖν represents the prayer or seeking which rises from an inferior to a superior (see note, <a href="/john/16-26.htm">John 16:26</a>, and other usage of the same words, <a href="/john/17-9.htm">John 17:9, 15, 20</a>) - and he will give - make a Divine and free manifestation of himself by his Spirit, give to you as your inalienable possession - another Paraclete, that he may be with you for evermore. Great deference is due to the Greek expositors, beginning with Chrysostom, who translate this word "Comforter," and who point back to the LXX. παρακαλεῖτε (<a href="/isaiah/40-1.htm">Isaiah 40:1</a>), and because παρακλήσις very often, if not always, means "consolation;" but the word is passive in form, and denotes "one called in," or "called to the side of another," for the purpose of helping him in any way, but especially in legal proceedings and criminal charges, so that the word "Advocate," Pleader for us and in us, is the translation that most generally is accepted by almost all modern expositors. "Another" implies that Christ had already stood in this position while present with them, helping with tender care their first efforts to stand or serve. John (<a href="/1_john/2-1.htm">1 John 2:1</a>) distinctly says, "We have now a Paraclete with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous," etc. And in this place (Ver. 17) the coming of the Paraclete was his own true return to his disciples. The following is the substance of Westcott's "additional note" on this word: "The two renderings of Paraclete as ' Comforter' in the Gospel, and 'Advocate' in the Epistle, are found in the English versions, with exception of Rhenish, from Wickliffe to Authorized Version and Revised Version. In the ancient versions, with the exception of Thebaic, the original word Paracletus is preserved. Its passive form by all analogous words will not justify here an active or transitive sense, but means 'one called to the side of another' with the secondary sense of helping, consoling, counseling, or aiding him. The classical use is 'advocate,' so used in Demosthenes, not found in LXX. Philo uses it in the same sense, and the rabbinic writers adopt the Greek word פרקליט, in opposition to 'accuser.' The apostolic Fathers use the word in this sense, but the patristic writers, Origen, Cyril, Gregory of Nyssa, Use it for ' Comforter.' In 1 John it. I no other word is satisfactory but 'Advocate,' and the suggestion is that the only meaning here that is adequate is that of one who pleads, convinces, convicts in a great controversy, who strengthens on the one hand, and defends on the other. Christ, as the Advocate, pleads the believer's cause with the Father against the accuser (<a href="/1_john/2-1.htm">1 John 2:1</a>; <a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26</a>; <a href="/revelation/12-10.htm">Revelation 12:10</a>). The Holy Spirit, as the Advocate, pleads the cause of the believer against the world (<a href="/john/16-8.htm">John 16:8</a>), and pleads Christ's cause with the believer (<a href="/john/14-26.htm">John 14:26</a>; <a href="/john/15-26.htm">John 15:26</a>; <a href="/john/16-14.htm">John 16:14</a>)." Archdeacon Watkins has presented a large portion of the Talmudic evidence to the same effect. Thus from the 'Pirke Aboth,' 4:11, "He that keepeth one commandment obtains for himself one paraklit, but he who committeth one sin obtains for himself one kattegor (κατήγορος)." The word was incorporated into the Syrian language, as seen in the Peshito Syriac translation, both of the Gospel and the First Epistle of John. The Advocate who is to be with the disciples forever, arguing down opposition and silencing cavil, is the Spirit of truth. The abundant proof of this great function of the Holy Spirit is not wanting. There is Christ's promise (<a href="/matthew/10-19.htm">Matthew 10:19, 20</a>; <a href="/mark/13-9.htm">Mark 13:9-11</a>). Then in <a href="/acts/4-8.htm">Acts 4:8</a> and 13, whatever Christ had been to the twelve, that would the other Advocate, Mediator of Divine grace, be to the whole Church when the Lord's earthly manifestation should terminate. The genitive after "Spirit" sometimes denotes its great characteristic (cf. <a href="/romans/1-4.htm">Romans 1:4</a>, "the Spirit of holiness;" <a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Romans 8:15</a>, "Spirit of bondage" and "of adoption;" but in the same context we have "Spirit of God," "the Spirit;" <a href="/ephesians/1-17.htm">Ephesians 1:17</a>, "Spirit of wisdom and revelation; cf. also <a href="/romans/8-9.htm">Romans 8:9</a>, "Spirit of Christ;" <a href="/1_peter/4-14.htm">1 Peter 4:14</a>, "the Spirit of glory"); and the idea is that this other Advocate, even the Spirit of truth, shall reveal truth to the disciples, convince them of truth, as Christ had done. Whom the world cannot receive. There are antipathies between "the world" (as conceived by St. John) and "truth," which will render the world strangely unsusceptible of Divine teaching. Still, since the whole process of conviction is the distinct effect of the Holy Spirit upon the world (see <a href="/john/16.htm">John 16</a>.), the λάβειν must not mean that the world cannot accept its convincing power, but cannot exert its power of convincing. Through apostles, who are his organs and representatives, the world will be convinced, and not apart from them. Because it seeth him not (θεωρεῖ) - does not behold him in his external revelations - and knoweth him not by personal experience, "is not learning to know him" as these disciples even hitherto have been able to do in Christ. The world has proved by its rejection of Christ that it cannot behold the Divine energy in him, nor perceive by any inward experience his nature or the real nature of God; but ye, said Christ, are now learning to know him; for he abideth with you. He has begun his abiding presence with you, and shall be in you; and this state of things will continue to the end of time. "The future shows that the whole matter belongs to the domain of futurity" (Hengstenberg). The world cannot "receive," because it is dependent on visible things, and it cannot know because it cannot behold. You have no need to behold, and can and do know by another process. The passage is very difficult, because, if the world cannot receive the Spirit by reason of its own unspirituality and ignorance, how is the threefold conviction to be realized? May λάβειν be regarded in the sense of καταλάμβανειν, "to seize hold of"? Rost and Palm give the following instances of this use of λαμβανεῖν in Homer: ' Od.,' 6:81; 8:116; ' II.,' 5:273; Herod., 4:130, etc. (cf. <a href="/john/19-1.htm">John 19:1</a>; <a href="/revelation/8-5.htm">Revelation 8:5</a>). If so, the whole of this passage would read, "He will give you another Helper or Advocate, that he may be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth whom the world cannot seize (or take from you), because it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him; but ye are learning to know him, because he, according to the eternal laws of his being, dwelleth with you, and will be in you, and be altogether beyond the malice of the world." <a href="/commentaries/john/14-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And I Κἀγὼ (Kagō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2504.htm">Strong's 2504: </a> To also, I too, but I. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi, and accusative case kame and I, me. will ask ἐρωτήσω (erōtēsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2065.htm">Strong's 2065: </a> Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Father, Πατέρα (Patera) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. He will give δώσει (dōsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. another ἄλλον (allon) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_243.htm">Strong's 243: </a> Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different. Advocate Παράκλητον (Paraklēton) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3875.htm">Strong's 3875: </a> (a) an advocate, intercessor, (b) a consoler, comforter, helper, (c) Paraclete. An intercessor, consoler. to ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. be ᾖ (ē) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. with μεθ’ (meth’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. you ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. forever— αἰῶνα (aiōna) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_165.htm">Strong's 165: </a> From the same as aei; properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity; by implication, the world; specially a Messianic period. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/14-16.htm">NT Gospels: John 14:16 I will pray to the Father (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/14-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 14:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 14:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/14-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 14:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 14:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>