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21 But all these

21. All the persecutions that shall fall on you,

things will they do being upon the score of their not believing that

unto you for my God hath sent me.

name's sake, because

they know not him

that sent me.

22 If I had not

come

22. If I had not done what I have among them, and spoken they might have had the excuse of ignorance, but now they are utterly without excuse.

unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no 5 cloke for their sin.

23 He that hateth

23. I have done so much to evidence my being me hateth my Father sent from God, that now the opposing me is a malicious resisting of my Father himself.

also.

24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man 6 did, they had not had sin but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

25 But this cometh

24. See vv. 22, 23.

25. By this is fulfilled that of the psalmist, Ps.

to pass, that the word XXXV. 19, they have opposed me when they had all might be fulfilled reason to have received and loved me.

that is written in

cause.

26 But when the

their law, They hated 26, 27. But at the coming of the Holy Ghost, me [6] without a that pleader or advocate of my cause, (see note [b] ch. xiv.) whom I will send from the Father, that 8 Comforter is come, Spirit which proceedeth from the Father, and who by whom I will send his coming will open men's eyes, and give them a unto you from the right understanding of me, he shall maintain my Father, even the Spi- cause against all opposers, by coming down on you rit of truth, which shall give you assurance of my being sent from God, Father, he shall tes- and by the gift of tongues shall enable you to contify of me: vince all others, and shall constitute you witnesses of 27 And ye also it to all, as being the fittest to do so by your having shall bear witness, been eyewitnesses of all that I have done, having because ye have been with me from the been with me at the first, and never departed from beginning. me since.

proceedeth from the

CHAP. XVI.

THESE things 1. All this have I said to fortify you, that you have I spoken unto should not be deterred from my service by the hayou, that ye should zards which attend it.

not be offended.

2 They shall put 2. They shall remove you from their assemblies, you out of the syna- (see note [b] ch. ix.) and when they have done so, gogues: yea, the time cometh, that within a while, they shall think it not only lawful,

5 pretence, πρόφασιν.

εἶχον.

6 hath done, they should have no sin, teñoíŋkev, åμapтíav oùк 7 But that the word written in their law might be fulfilled, they have, àλλ' va 8 Paraclete shall come, čλon & πаρákληTOS. 1 scandalized,

πληρωθῇὅτι ἐμίσησαν. σκανδαλισθῆτε.

vice.

whosoever killeth but acceptable to God, (and of the nature of a sacriyou 2 will think that fice, which propitiates for other offences,) to put you he 3 doeth God serto death. And these things 3. And the ground of their doing so is the great will they do unto impiety of their hearts, (see note [d] ch. vi.) their not you, because they liking either the old commands of my Father, or those have not known the which I now bring from him.

3

Father, nor me.

4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. "And

a Till this time that I am ready to depart from you, these things I said I did not think fit to say this to you, because, whilst not unto you at the I was here, all the malice of men bent itself wholly beginning, because against me, letting you alone.

I was with you.

5 But now I go 5, 6. But now as you come to be uppermost in this my way to him that employment of revealing my Father's will, the opposent me; and none sition will light on you. This departure of mine fills of you asketh me, you with sadness, and you are so intent upon the sad Whither goest thou? 6 But because I thought of it, that you do not ask one question about these the end of my journey, or about the benefit that may you, redound to you by it, and shall certainly do so.

have said
things unto
sorrow hath filled
your heart.

7 Nevertheless I 7. For let me tell you, the Holy Ghost is not to tell you the truth; come till after my departing, and his coming shall be It is expedient for of more advantage to you than my staying would be. you that I go away : for if I go not away, the 5 [a] Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto

you.

the world of sin, and

8-11. And when he comes, he will plead my cause against the world, and lay against it all the 8 6 And when he is three sorts of actions that are amongst the Jews usual come, he will reprove in their courts, 1st, he shall charge it with the crime of of righteousness, and not believing in me, by the gift of tongues, &c., of judgment: evidencing, that I, that am to be preached by that 9 Of sin, because means, am indeed the true Messias, and so likewise they believe not on by the fulfilling those predictions which now I give 10 Of righteous- you; 2dly, he shall vindicate and justify my mission ness, because I go and innocence, by my ascension to heaven, taking me to my Father, and away out of the reach of human malice, and reye see me no more; warding my patience with his consolations; 3dly, he 11 Of judgment, shall urge and work revenge upon Satan and his because the prince) of this world is instruments who crucified me, and retaliate destrucjudged. tion back upon them.

me;

2 shall seem to, dóèn.

Θεῷ.

3 offer God an oblation, or worship, Aarpelav poσPÉPEI TO 4 But I spake not these things to you from, ταῦτα δὲ ὑμῖν ἐξ ἀρχῆς οὐκ εἶπον.

5 Paraclete, maρáкλптоs. 6 And he, when he comes, shall convince the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment.

12 I have yet many

12. Beside all that I have yet said, I have many things to say unto things concerning the Christian law to reveal to you, you, but ye cannot bear them now. which being so distant from the law of the Jews, 13 7 Howbeit when wherein ye have been brought up, and for which you he, the Spirit of are so zealous, ye cannot yet receive or be patient of truth, is come, he them. (See Orig. cont. Cels. 1. 2.)

all truth: for he shall

to come.

will guide you into 13. But when the Holy Ghost comes, whose title not speak of himself; it is to be the Spirit of truth, he shall instruct you but whatsoever he what is to be done, teach you the full of my Father's shall hear, that shall will for the laying aside of the ceremonial external he speak and he law of the Jews, freeing all Christians from that yoke, will shew you things &c. For it shall be no private doctrine of his own 14 He shall glorify which he shall reveal to you, but either that which I me: for he shall re- have already taught, but you have either not observed ceive of mine, and or forgotten, or that which you have not yet but aftershall shew it unto wards to do, (how you are to behave yourselves in 15 All things that the business of the Jews and Gentiles, when the the Father hath are Jews finally reject the gospel, &c.,) and which I have mine: therefore said not yet revealed to you, as being not yet seasonable. I, that he shall take 14. What he doth shall tend to the illustrating of me, for he, being sent from my Father by me, shall 16 A little while, in all things accord with me, and thereby appear to and ye shall not see have his message from me, and to declare nothing to me and again, a you but what he hath from me.

you.

of mine, and shall

shew it unto you.

little while, and ye

shall see me,

Father.

10 be

15. And when I say this, I mean not so to apcause I go to the propriate to myself as to exclude my Father, but because all things are common to me and my Father, 17 Then said some and because all my will depends on the Father, and of his disciples a- because it is my work wholly to attend the will of my mong themselves, What is this that he Father, therefore, whatsoever of this nature he shall saith unto us, A little reveal to you, I call that mine, and the revealing of while, and ye shall this, his taking of mine and declaring to you.

not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me :

from

16. Within a while I shall for a time be taken you, then again within a little while after that I and, Because I go shall be with you again before my ascension, for it is not possible for me to be held by death, I must arise

to the Father?

18 They said there- and go to my Father.

fore, What is this

that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.

19 Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye benquire among yourselves of that I said, A little

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9 ye see me not, οὐ θεωρεῖτέ με.

10 1 80, ὅτι ἐγώ.

while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That

ye shall weep and

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you shall have a time of mourning, and the lament, but the world world of joy, but your sadness shall be soon turned shall rejoice: and ye to rejoicing, and theirs, ere long, into heaviness. shall be sorrowful,

but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. 21 A woman when

21, 22. Your sorrow at my death shall be like the she is in travail hath woman's pangs of travail, but when it shall appear to sorrow, because her you that my death doth but usher in my resurrection hour is come: but and ascension, as the pangs of travail do the birth of livered of the child, a manchild, then your sorrow shall vanish in the preshe remembereth no sence of this joy, which shall be a durable joy.

as soon as she is de

more the anguish,

for joy that a man is born into the world. 22 And ye now therefore have sorrow but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. 23 And [b]in that 23, 24. When that Spirit is come, he shall have day ye shall ask me taught you all things, satisfied all your doubts and nothing. Verily, ve- ignorances, that you shall not need ask me any more rily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall questions. After my departing you shall use a new ask the Father in my form in your prayers to God which as yet you have name, he will give it not used, make your requests to him in my name, upon that score of your being my disciples, and my ye asked nothing in giving you this authority, and whatever tends to the my name: ask, and fulfilling of your joy, to your real good, shall be ye shall receive, that granted to you.

you.

24 Hitherto have

your joy may be

11 full.

but the time cometh,

25 These things 25. My discourse to you hitherto may have had have I spoken unto some darkness in it, which I designed on purpose, you in proverbs: but the Holy Ghost shall set all before you plainly, (see note [a] ch. vii.) according as it is my Father's speak unto you in pleasure to have things ordered in the church, see proverbs, but I shall ver. 13.

when I shall no more

shew you plainly of

the Father.

26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not

26, 27. And one benefit that by my ascension and the descent of the Spirit shall come to you is, that unto you, that I will you shall not need my offering up your prayers for

11 fulfilled, ᾗ πεπληρωμένη.

pray the Father for you :

27 For the Father

you, but you may in my name offer them up to God yourselves, and God, out of his love and respect to those that believe on me, and receive me as the Son because have of God sent from heaven to declare his will to you, loved me, and have shall grant all that you shall ask.

himself loveth you,

ye

believed that I came

out from God.

28 I came forth

I

from the Father, and
am come into the
world : again,
leave the world, and
go to the Father.
29 His

disciples

said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou d plainly, and speakest no proverb.

30 Now are we sure

d See note [a] ch. vii.

30. Now we discern that as thou knowest all that thou knowest things, so thou art pleased to reveal all saving truth all things, and need- evidently to us of thine own accord; this convinces est not that any man us that God sent thee, and that thou camest to reveal should ask thee: by this we believe that his will. thou camest forth from God.

31 Jesus answered

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You speak a little confidently of your belief them, Do ye now now, at a distance from danger.

believe?

ye

shall fly

32 Behold, the hour 32. But the time is now at hand, that cometh, yea, is now from me to your homes, every one of you; and so, come, that ye shall though ye believe on me, ye will not yet confess me, be scattered, every but forsake me, and, as much as in you is, leave me man to his own, and alone: but, although ye forsake me, my Father will and yet I am not not, he will continue close to me, and acknowledge alone, because the me even in death itself, yea, and raise me up from Father is with me. death.

shall leave me alone:

I have spoken unto

33 These things 33. This I have foretold you, that you may depend you, that in me ye on me for all kind of prosperity, and, by considera12 might have peace. tion of my conquest over all that is formidable in the In the world ye shall world, take courage, and hold out against all the have tribulation: but terrors and threats of the world, and the sufferings in be of good cheer; it.

I have overcome the

world.

THESE words

spake Jesus, and lift

CHAP. XVII.

ed up his eyes to hea- a the time of my suffering is come, enable me to go ven, and said, Fa- thorough all that is now before me, ready to come ther, a the hour is upon me, and receive me up into thy glory, ver. 5, Son, that thy Son that in the strength of my resurrection, the gospel also may glorify thee: may be received and believed in over the whole world.

come; glorify thy

12 may, ἔχητε.

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