John 16:13

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. HOWBEIT WHEN HE, THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH - so called for the reason mentioned in the next clause, IS COME, HE WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH, [ pasan (G3956) teen (G3588) aleetheian (G225)] - rather, 'all the truth;' for the reference is not to 'truth in general,' but to 'that whole circle of truth whose burden is Christ and His redeeming work:' FOR HE SHALL NOT SPEAK OF HIMSELF, [ af' (G575)...

13._But when he is come, the Spirit of truth. The Spirit_, whom Christ promised to the apostles, is declared to be perfect Master or Teacher (96) _of truth _And why was he promised, but that they might deliver from hand to hand the wisdom which they had received from him? _The Spirit _was given to them, and under his guidance and direction they discharged the office to which they had been appointed. _He will lead you into all truth. _That very _Spirit _had _lead them into all truth_, when they committed to writing the substance of their doctrine. Whoever imagines that anything must be added to their doctrine, as if it were imperfect and but half-finished, not only accuses the apostles of dishonesty, but blasphemes against _the Spirit _If the doctrine which they committed to writing had proceeded from mere learners or persons imperfectly taught, an addition to it would not h

7-15 Christ's departure was necessary to the Comforter's coming. Sending the Spirit was to be the fruit of Christ's death, which was his going away. His bodily presence could be only in one place at one time, but his Spirit is every where, in all places, at all times, wherever two or three are gathered together in his name. See here the office of the Spirit, first to reprove, or to convince. Convincing work is the Spirit's work; he can do it effectually, and none but he. It is the method the Holy Spirit takes, first to convince, and then to comfort. The Spirit shall convince the world, of sin; not merely tell them of it. The Spirit convinces of the fact of sin; of the fault of sin; of the folly of sin; of the filth of sin, that by it we are become hateful to God; of the fountain of sin, the corrupt nature; and lastly, of the fruit of sin, that the end thereof is death. The Holy Spirit p...

Verse John 16:13. _HE WILL GUIDE YOU_] He will consider your feeble infant state; and, as a father leads his child by the hand, so will the Holy Spirit lead and guide you. The _Vulgate_, and some copies of the _Itala_, read, _He will TEACH_ _you all truth_; but this and _more_ is implied in the word οδηγησει, _he will lead_; besides, this reading is not acknowledged by any _Greek_ MS. _HE SHALL NOT SPEAK OF HIMSELF_] He shall teach nothing contrary to what I have taught you: _BUT WHATSOEVER HE SHALL HEAR_] Of the Father and me, that _he_ _shall speak_, and thus show the intimate consent between himself, the Father, and Christ. It is one conjoint testimony, in which the honour and glory of the holy Trinity, and man's salvation are equally concerned....

THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH - So called because he would teach them all necessary truth. WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH - That is, truth which pertained to the establishment of the Christian system, which they were not then prepared to hear. We may here remark that this is a full promise that they would be inspired and guided in founding the new church; and we may observe that the plan of the Saviour was replete with wisdom. Though they had been long with him, yet they were not prepared then to hear of the changes that were to occur; but his death would open their eyes, and the Holy Spirit, making use of the striking and impressive scenes of his death and ascension, would carry forward with vast rapidity their views of the nature of the Christian scheme. Perhaps in the few days that elapsed, of which we have a record in the first and second chapters of the Acts of the Apostles, they learned more...

EXPOSITION JOHN 16:1 (c) _The bitter issues of the hostility of the world_. JOHN 16:1 THESE THINGS. What things? Primarily the explanation he had given of the opposition and hatred of the world, and the vast consolation which he had promised in the identification of the disciples with himself, and the witness which would be borne by the Paraclete; but not exclusively, for they include all the preparatory instructions based on his own Person, his going to the Father, his return in the power of the Spirit. HAVE I SPOKEN TO YOU, THAT YE SHOULD NOT BE OFFENDED; that you should not be made to fall over the stumbling block of persecution, and the refusal of the people to hear your message concerning me. For the mome

HOWBEIT, WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH IS COME,.... Of this character of the Spirit, see John 14:17. His coming, as before, intends more especially his descent on the apostles at Pentecost; though what is here said of him is true of his office, and of his operations on other persons, and at other times: HE WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH; necessary to be known, useful to men, profitable to the churches, even the whole counsel of God; what relates to worship, the nature, form, and spirituality of it, as well as doctrine. He is as a guide, he goes before, leads the way, removes obstructions, opens the understanding, makes things plain and clear, teaches to profit, and leads in the way men should go, without turning to the right hand or left, which, without such a guide, they would be apt to do. The Jews y have a notion of the Holy Ghost being a guide into all wisdom and knowledge....

John 16:1. _These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me._ True followers of Christ must not reckon upon having the world's commendation. At first, the Jews persecuted the Christians; then the Romans took up the cruel work, and others have continued it, in some form or other, even to this day, for the persecution of the saints has not yet ceased. There are many who still have hard times, and have to endure trials of cruel mockings for Christ's sake. If you resolve to follow Christ men will be sure to call you old-fashioned, ridiculous, Puritanic, and I know not what besides, yet what does it matter to you if they do? Your Master foretold that it woul

OF HIMSELF from himself. Compare next clause....

JOHN 16:13 o`dhgh,sei u`ma/j evn th|/ avlhqei,a| pa,sh| {B} The construction of eivj and the accusative seems to have been introduced by copyists who regarded it as more idiomatic after o`dhgh,sei than the construction of evn and the dative (a D L W Q ¦1 33 565 1071 _al_)....