John 14:16–17
Jesus announces another Advocate who will be with them forever
Study it word by word16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever,
17the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see him nor know him. You know him, because he remains with you and will be in you.
In its context
14If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
15If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
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18I will not leave you orphans; I am coming to you.
19A little while, and the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live.
Its words in the original
- κἀγὼkagō· and I, I also
And I, I too.
- ἐρωτήσωerōtēsō· ask
Ask a question; also request, ask for.
- πατέραpatera· father, Father
Father; also ancestor.
- ἄλλονallon· other, another
Other, another.
- παράκλητονparaklēton· Advocate
Advocate: one called to stand beside someone to help him; defender, counselor. In John, the Holy Spirit; in 1 John 2:1, Jesus.
- δώσειdōsei· give
Give.
- ᾖēi· be
Be, exist.
- αἰῶναaiōna· age
Age: a long period of the world's time; "forever", literally "into the ages".
- πνεῦμαpneuma· spirit, Spirit
Spirit; also wind and breath. With "holy", the Holy Spirit of God.
- ἀληθείαςalētheias· truth
Truth.
- κόσμοςkosmos· world
World: what God created; also humanity, and humanity living with its back turned to God.
- δύναταιdynatai· can, be able
Can, be able.
- λαβεῖνlabein· take, receive
Take, receive.
- θεωρεῖtheōrei· see, watch
Look at, watch, observe.
- γινώσκειginōskei· know
Know, come to know, realize. Said of a man and a woman, have sexual relations.
- μένειmenei· remain
Stay, remain.