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WhenὍτανthe Advocateὁ παράκλητοςcomes,ἔλθῃwhomὃνIἐγὼwill sendπέμψωto youὑμῖνfromπαρὰthe Father,τοῦ πατρόςthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαof truth,τῆς ἀληθείαςwhoὃgoes outἐκπορεύεταιfromπαρὰthe Father,τοῦ πατρὸςheἐκεῖνοςwill testifyμαρτυρήσειaboutπερὶme.ἐμοῦ
John 15:26
Study it in the app“When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.”
With the Greek beneath
John 15:26, word by word
- WhenὍτανHotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “Hotan” appears- the Advocateπαράκλητοςparaklētos
Advocate
Advocate: one called to stand beside someone to help him; defender, counselor. In John, the Holy Spirit; in 1 John 2:1, Jesus.
Where else “paraklētos” appears- comesἔλθῃelthēi
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthēi” appears- will sendπέμψωpempsō
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pempsō” appears- the Fatherπατρόςpatros
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patros” appears- the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears- of truthἀληθείαςalētheias
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheias” appears- goes outἐκπορεύεταιekporeuetai
come out
To spring from within, like words from the mouth.
Where else “ekporeuetai” appears- will testifyμαρτυρήσειmartyrēsei
testify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “martyrēsei” appears
The context
25But this is so that the word that is written in their law may be fulfilled, ‘They hated me without cause.’
26 · This verse (above)
27And you also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.
To study John 15 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus calls himself the true vine. What does he say happens to the branch that stays in him and to the one that does not? (vv. 1-8)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I no longer call you servants, but friends” (v. 15). According to the text, what makes someone a friend? (vv. 12-17)
3. How I live it
“Remain in my love” (v. 9). What simple habit would help you stay close to Jesus this week?