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That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/john/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.’ <a href="/esv/john/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. <a href="/bsb/john/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you. <a href="/blb/john/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> All things that the Father has are Mine. Because of this, I said that He will take from that which is Mine and will disclose it to you. <a href="/kjv/john/16.htm">King James Bible</a> All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. <a href="/nkjv/john/16.htm">New King James Version</a> All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you. <a href="/nasb_/john/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> All things that the Father has are Mine; this is why I said that He takes from Mine and will disclose it to you. <a href="/nasb/john/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you. <a href="/nasb77/john/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said, that He takes of Mine, and will disclose it to you. <a href="/lsb/john/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you. <a href="/amp/john/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> All things that the Father has are Mine. Because of this I said that He [the Spirit] will take from what is Mine and will reveal it to you. <a href="/csb/john/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Everything the Father has is mine. This is why I told you that he takes from what is mine and will declare it to you. <a href="/hcsb/john/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Everything the Father has is Mine. This is why I told you that He takes from what is Mine and will declare it to you. <a href="/asv/john/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> All things whatsoever the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he taketh of mine, and shall declare it unto you. <a href="/cev/john/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Everything the Father has is mine. This is why I have said that the Spirit takes my message and tells it to you. <a href="/erv/john/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> All things whatsoever the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he taketh of mine, and shall declare it unto you. <a href="/gwt/john/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Everything the Father says is also what I say. That is why I said, 'He will take what I say and tell it to you.' <a href="/gnt/john/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> All that my Father has is mine; that is why I said that the Spirit will take what I give him and tell it to you. <a href="/isv/john/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> All that the Father has is mine. That is why I said, 'He will take what is mine and declare it to you.' <a href="/msb/john/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you. <a href="/net/john/16.htm">NET Bible</a> Everything that the Father has is mine; that is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what is mine and will tell it to you. <a href="/nheb/john/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> All things that the Father has are mine; that is why I said that he takes of mine, and will declare it to you. <a href="/wbt/john/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore I said, that he will take of mine, and show it to you. <a href="/wey/john/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Everything that the Father has is mine; that is why I said that the Spirit of Truth takes of what is mine and will make it known to you. <a href="/web/john/16.htm">World English Bible</a> All things that the Father has are mine; therefore I said that he takes of mine and will declare it to you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> All things, as many as the Father has, are Mine; because of this I said that He will take of Mine, and will tell to you; <a href="/blb/john/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> All things that the Father has are Mine. Because of this, I said that He will take from that which is Mine and will disclose it to you. <a href="/ylt/john/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'All things, as many as the Father hath, are mine; because of this I said, That of mine He will take, and will tell to you; <a href="/slt/john/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> All things which the Father has are mine: therefore said I, he shall take of mine, and announce to you.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> All things whatsoever the Father hath, are mine. Therefore I said, that he shall receive of mine, and shew it to you. <a href="/cpdv/john/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> All things whatsoever that the Father has are mine. For this reason, I said that he will receive from what is mine and that he will announce it to you. <a href="/nabre/john/16.htm">New American Bible</a> Everything that the Father has is mine; for this reason I told you that he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. <a href="/nrsvce/john/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Everything that my Father has is mine; this is the reason why I told you that he will take of my own and show to you. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “Everything that my Father has is mine, therefore I said to you that he shall take that which is mine and he shall show you.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> All things that the Father has are mine; for this reason I said, that he will take of mine, and show it to you. <a href="/godbey/john/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>And all things whatsoever the Father has are mine: therefore I said, that He takes from mine, and will proclaim them to you.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> All things whatsoever the Father hath are mine: therefore I said, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. <a href="/mace/john/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a> all that the father has is mine: that is the reason of my saying, "he shall communicate to you the information that I shall give him." <a href="/wey/john/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Everything that the Father has is mine; that is why I said that the Spirit of Truth takes of what is mine and will make it known to you. <a href="/worrell/john/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>All things whatsoever the Father hath are Mine; on this account, I said, that He taketh of Mine, and will declare it to you.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>All that the Father hath are mine: therefore I said, that He shall take of mine and shew <Fr>it<FR> unto you.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/16-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=5769" 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/16.htm">The Promise of the Holy Spirit </a> …14He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you. 15<a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-NNP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">Everything</a> <a href="/greek/3745.htm" title="3745: hosa (RelPro-ANP) -- How much, how great, how many, as great as, as much. By reduplication from hos; as As.">that</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echei (V-PIA-3S) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">belongs</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to the</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patēr (N-NMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/1699.htm" title="1699: ema (PPro-NN1P) -- My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.">Mine.</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">That is why</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touto (DPro-ANS) -- This; he, she, it. "></a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipon (V-AIA-1S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">I said</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: lambanei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">the Spirit will take</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">what is</a> <a href="/greek/1699.htm" title="1699: emou (PPro-G1S) -- My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.">Mine</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/312.htm" title="312: anangelei (V-FIA-3S) -- To bring back word, report; I announce, declare. From ana and the base of aggelos; to announce.">disclose it</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">to you.</a> 16In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.”…<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/1-1.htm">John 1:1-3</a> In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a> For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. <a href="/hebrews/1-2.htm">Hebrews 1:2-3</a> But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. / The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. <a href="/john/14-26.htm">John 14:26</a> But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you. <a href="/john/17-10.htm">John 17:10</a> All I have is Yours, and all You have is Mine; and in them I have been glorified. <a href="/matthew/11-27.htm">Matthew 11:27</a> All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him. <a href="/john/3-35.htm">John 3:35</a> The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands. <a href="/john/5-19.htm">John 5:19-20</a> So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does. / The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these. <a href="/john/10-30.htm">John 10:30</a> I and the Father are one.” <a href="/1_corinthians/8-6.htm">1 Corinthians 8:6</a> yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. <a href="/ephesians/1-22.htm">Ephesians 1:22-23</a> And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church, / which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. <a href="/philippians/2-9.htm">Philippians 2:9-11</a> Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, / that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. <a href="/revelation/5-12.htm">Revelation 5:12-13</a> In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!” / And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!” <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a> For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a> In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>All things that the Father has are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall show it to you.<a href="/john/3-35.htm">John 3:35</a> The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.<a href="/john/10-29.htm">John 10:29,30</a> My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand… <a href="/john/13-3.htm">John 13:3</a> Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/15-21.htm">Account</a> <a href="/john/16-14.htm">Announce</a> <a href="/john/8-47.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/john/16-14.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/john/16-14.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/john/16-14.htm">Disclose</a> <a href="/john/13-20.htm">Receives</a> <a href="/john/16-14.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/john/16-14.htm">Show</a> <a href="/john/16-13.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/john/16-13.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/john/16-13.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/john/16-13.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/16-21.htm">Account</a> <a href="/acts/13-5.htm">Announce</a> <a href="/acts/1-25.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/john/16-18.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">Disclose</a> <a href="/acts/10-43.htm">Receives</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Show</a> <a href="/john/19-30.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/john/16-20.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/john/16-23.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/john/16-23.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">John 16</div>1. <a href="/john/16-1.htm">Jesus comforts his disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit, and his ascension;</a> 23. <a href="/john/16-23.htm">assures their prayers made in his name to be acceptable.</a> 33. <a href="/john/16-33.htm">Peace in Jesus, and in the world affliction.</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> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine. This phrase emphasizes the unity and shared authority between the Father and the Son. In the context of the Gospel of John, this statement underscores the divinity of Jesus and His unique relationship with God the Father. The concept of shared possession reflects the Trinitarian belief that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are distinct yet one in essence. This unity is also seen in <a href="/john/10-30.htm">John 10:30</a>, where Jesus states, "I and the Father are one." The claim that everything belonging to the Father is also Christ's indicates His divine authority and role in the Godhead, affirming His deity and pre-existence as seen in <a href="/john/1.htm">John 1:1-3</a>.That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine Here, Jesus introduces the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of believers. The Spirit's role is to reveal and communicate the truths of Christ to His followers. This reflects the ongoing work of the Spirit in guiding, teaching, and reminding believers of Jesus' teachings, as promised in <a href="/john/14-26.htm">John 14:26</a>. The Spirit's taking from what is Christ's signifies the transmission of divine truth and wisdom, ensuring that the teachings of Jesus remain active and relevant in the lives of His disciples. This also highlights the cooperative work within the Trinity, where the Spirit acts in accordance with the will and purpose of the Son.and disclose it to you. The disclosure by the Spirit is a promise of revelation and understanding for the disciples. This assurance is crucial for the early church as they navigate their mission after Jesus' ascension. The Spirit's role in disclosing truth is foundational for the writing of the New Testament, as the apostles were inspired to record the teachings and works of Jesus. This promise of disclosure is not limited to the apostles but extends to all believers, as the Spirit continues to illuminate the Scriptures and guide Christians in truth. This ongoing revelation is a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, such as those found in <a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28-29</a>, where God promises to pour out His Spirit on all people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing His disciples, explaining the relationship between Himself, the Father, and the Holy Spirit. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a> Refers to God the Father, emphasizing the unity and shared authority within the Trinity. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_holy_spirit.htm">The Holy Spirit</a> The Spirit is described as the one who will receive from Jesus and make known to the disciples, highlighting His role in revelation and guidance. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching, representing all believers who would later receive the Holy Spirit's guidance. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_upper_room_discourse.htm">The Upper Room Discourse</a> The setting of this teaching, where Jesus imparts crucial truths to His disciples before His crucifixion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/unity_of_the_trinity.htm">Unity of the Trinity</a> This verse highlights the perfect unity and shared authority within the Trinity. Believers can trust in the cohesive work of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in their lives. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">Role of the Holy Spirit</a> The Holy Spirit is essential in revealing Christ's teachings to believers. We should seek the Spirit's guidance in understanding and applying God's Word. <a href="/topical/i/inheritance_in_christ.htm">Inheritance in Christ</a> As co-heirs with Christ, believers share in the spiritual blessings and authority that belong to Jesus. This should encourage us to live confidently in our identity in Him. <a href="/topical/r/revelation_and_relationship.htm">Revelation and Relationship</a> The Spirit's role in making known what belongs to Christ emphasizes the importance of a personal relationship with God, where revelation is ongoing and dynamic.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 16</a> <a href="/q/is_trinity_subordination_biblical.htm">Is subordination in the Trinity biblically supported?</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_filioque_controversy.htm">What is the Filioque Clause Controversy?</a> <a href="/q/is_elizabeth's_conception_a_miracle.htm">Luke 1:13-20: Is the elderly Elizabeth's conception a supernatural miracle, or is it merely echoing mythological or legendary motifs?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_the_author_of_the_book_of_joel.htm">Is the love of the Father absent in him?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) All things that the Father hath are mine.--He has told them that the Spirit's work is to glorify Him, to receive of His, and announce to the world. The ground of this saying is in the fact that the Son is the Revealer of the Father, and that the fulness of the truth (<a href="/john/16-13.htm" title="However, when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.">John 16:13</a>) is given unto Him. The words appear from the context not to express the spiritual relation of the Son to the Father, but the fulness of the communication to Him in His human nature of the divine truth which He should reveal to man. (Comp. Notes on <a href="/john/1-18.htm" title="No man has seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.">John 1:18</a>; <a href="/john/8-42.htm" title="Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.">John 8:42</a>; <a href="/john/10-36.htm" title="Say you of him, whom the Father has sanctified, and sent into the world, You blaspheme; because I said, I am the Son of God?">John 10:36</a>; <a href="/john/17-10.htm" title="And all my are yours, and your are mine; and I am glorified in them.">John 17:10</a>; <a href="/matthew/11-27.htm" title="All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knows the Son, but the Father; neither knows any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.">Matthew 11:27</a>; <a href="/colossians/1-19.htm" title=" For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell;">Colossians 1:19</a>; <a href="/context/colossians/2-2.htm" title=" That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;">Colossians 2:2-3</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - In this verse our Lord makes a still more superlative claim. All things which the Father hath (ὅσα ἔχει) are mine. Perhaps no sentence recorded by St. John is more difficult to reconcile with the mere humanity of our Lord, even of the loftiest kind. The "mine" of the previous verse is declared to embrace something more than the mystery of his Person and sacrifice. "All that the Father hath," all his fullness of being, all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, all the power, all the effulgence of the glory of the Father, of the human race, and of all things, "are mine." This makes a spiritual apprehension of Christ include a perfect revelation of all the Father's character and work. Therefore said I, that he (the Spirit of truth, in being your Guide into all the truth) taketh of mine, and will declare (it) unto you. Because "mine is the Father's, and the Father's is mine;" because, i.e., he is the Center, and Agent, and Motive, and Force in all the Divine self-revelation, and because he possessed as his own this vast range, this infinite fullness of Divine operations, he promised them this spiritual teaching, and assured them that his highest glory was simply to be made known as he is. Calvin, "We see how the greater part of men deceive themselves; for they pass by Christ, and go out of the way to seek God by circuitous paths." In these verses we have a very abundant exhibition of the unity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, coupled with a very remarkable setting forth of the tri-personality. The Father "hath" (ἔχει) that which is in very. essence the Son's (ἐμα); and the Spirit, whose purpose is to glorify the Son by making him known to men (λαμβάνει), takes of "mine" and will declare it (see Stier, Schaff, note to Lange). Luthardt once thought with Stier, but now limits the reference, without giving any reason for it, to what he calls "the deposit of Divine truth in the humanity of Jesus." The sum of this astonishing assurance is that the Holy Spirit of truth, an essential element if not Personality in the Godhead, will lead these apostles into the fullness of truth, and of knowledge of the future, by taking up the essential realities of the Christ in the fullness of his being and work, and disclosing them by spiritual insight and supernatural quickening. These realities of the Christ will prove to be the fullness of the Father's heart - all that the Father hath. Again we ask - Does St. John even here travel beyond his prologue? <a href="/commentaries/john/16-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Everything πάντα (panta) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. that ὅσα (hosa) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3745.htm">Strong's 3745: </a> How much, how great, how many, as great as, as much. By reduplication from hos; as As. belongs ἔχει (echei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. to the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative 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 Πατὴρ (Patēr) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative 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. Mine. ἐμά (ema) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1699.htm">Strong's 1699: </a> My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my. That is why διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. I said εἶπον (eipon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. [the Spirit] will take λαμβάνει (lambanei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. what [is] τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter 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. Mine ἐμοῦ (emou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1699.htm">Strong's 1699: </a> My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. disclose [it] ἀναγγελεῖ (anangelei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> To bring back word, report; I announce, declare. From ana and the base of aggelos; to announce. to you. ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. 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