John 14:15-18

Expanded Bible

The Promise of the Holy Spirit

¹⁵ “·If you love me, you will obey my commands [or If you love me, obey my commands; ^Cthis may be either a declaration or a command]. ¹⁶ I will ask the Father, and he will give you another ·Helper [Counselor; Advocate; ^Cthe Holy Spirit] to be with you forever— ¹⁷ the Spirit of truth. The world cannot ·accept [receive] him, because it does not see him or know him. But you know him, because he ·lives [remains; abides] with you and he will be ·in [or among] you.

¹⁸ “I will not leave you all alone like orphans [^Corphans had little or no support in ancient society]; I will ·come back [^Lcome] to you.