John 15:26-16:4
English Standard Version
26 “But (A)when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, (B)he will bear witness about me. 27 And (C)you also will bear witness, (D)because you have been with me (E)from the beginning.
16 “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. 2 (F)They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, (G)the hour is coming when (H)whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. 3 And they will do these things (I)because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But (J)I have said these things to you, that when (K)their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you.
The Work of the Holy Spirit
“I did not say these things to you from the beginning, (L)because I was with you.
John 15:26-16:4
Common English Bible
26 “When the Companion[a] comes, whom I will send from the Father—the Spirit of Truth who proceeds from the Father—he will testify about me. 27 You will testify too, because you have been with me from the beginning. 16 1 I have said these things to you so that you won’t fall away. 2 They will expel you from the synagogue. The time is coming when those who kill you will think that they are doing a service to God. 3 They will do these things because they don’t know the Father or me. 4 But I have said these things to you so that when their time comes, you will remember that I told you about them.
I go away
“I didn’t say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you.
Footnotes
- John 15:26 Or Advocate
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