John 16:7–13
Jesus explains why it is better that he go: the Spirit of truth will come
Study it word by word7But I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
8And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and concerning righteousness and concerning judgment:
9concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;
10concerning righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see me;
11concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
12I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
13But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you in all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will announce to you the things to come.
In its context
5But now I am going to the one who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’
6But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.
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14He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and announce it to you.
15All that the Father has is mine; for this reason I said that he takes from what is mine and will announce it to you.
Its words in the original
- ἀλήθειανalētheian· truth
Truth.
- λέγωlegō· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- συμφέρειsympherei· be better
Be to one's advantage; what is best.
- ἀπέλθωapelthō· go away
Go away, leave.
- παράκλητοςparaklētos· Advocate
Advocate: one called to stand beside someone to help him; defender, counselor. In John, the Holy Spirit; in 1 John 2:1, Jesus.
- ἔλθῃelthēi· come, go
Come, arrive; go.
- πορευθῶporeuthō· go
Go, set out; also live, walk in a way of life.
- πέμψωpempsō· send
Send someone.
- ἐλέγξειelenxei· convict, expose
Rebuke, convict, show someone his fault.
- κόσμονkosmon· world
World: what God created; also humanity, and humanity living with its back turned to God.
- ἁμαρτίαςhamartias· sin
Sin: missing the mark, failing God and what he commands.
- δικαιοσύνηςdikaiosynēs· righteousness
Righteousness: what is right before God, and living by it.
- κρίσεωςkriseōs· judgment
Judgment; also the court that judges.
- πιστεύουσινpisteuousin· believe
Believe, trust.
- πατέραpatera· father, Father
Father; also ancestor.
- ὑπάγωhypagō· go away
Go away, leave; "go!".
- θεωρεῖτέtheōreite· see, watch
Look at, watch, observe.
- ἄρχωνarchōn· ruler
Leader, ruler; an authority.
- κέκριταιkekritai· judge
Judge; in the passive, be judged, go to court.
- πολλὰpolla· much, many
Much, great; in the plural, many.
- ἔχωechō· have
Have, possess, hold.
- δύνασθεdynasthe· can, be able
Can, be able.
- βαστάζεινbastazein· carry, bear
Carry, bear; endure.
- ἄρτιarti· now
Now, just now, at this moment.
- ὅτανhotan· when, whenever
When, whenever.
- πνεῦμαpneuma· spirit, Spirit
Spirit; also wind and breath. With "holy", the Holy Spirit of God.
- ὁδηγήσειhodēgēsei· guide
Guide, lead.
- λαλήσειlalēsei· speak
Speak, talk.
- ἀκούσειakousei· hear, listen
Hear, listen; also heed.
- ἀναγγελεῖanangelei· announce, tell
Announce, tell, make something clearly known.