John 15:26

John 15:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
• New International Version (NIV)“When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.

Context of John 15:26

24If I had not done among them the works (attesting miracles) which no one else [ever] did, they would not have [the guilt of their] sin; but now [the fact is that] they have both seen [these works] and have hated Me [and continue to hate Me] and My Father as well. 25But [this is so] that the word which has been written in their Law would be fulfilled, ‘They hated Me without a cause.’ “But when the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby) comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of Truth who comes from the Father, He will testify and bear witness about Me. 27But you will testify also and be My witnesses, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

John 15:26 word by word

Ὅταν ἔλθῃ ὁ παράκλητος ὃν ἐγὼ πέμψω ὑμῖν παρὰ τοῦ πατρός, τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας ὃ παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς ἐκπορεύεται, ἐκεῖνος μαρτυρήσει περὶ ἐμοῦ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• the Comforterὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Comforterπαράκλητοςparaklētos · counsellorG3875
• is comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• will sendπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• fromπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• of truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225
• proceedethἐκπορεύωekporeuomai · to departG1607
• heἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• shall testifyμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012

Cross-references for John 15:26

• John 14:16And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), to be with you forever—
• John 16:7But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him (the Holy Spirit) to you [to be in close fellowship with you].
• Luke 24:49Listen carefully: I am sending the Promise of My Father [the Holy Spirit] upon you; but you are to remain in the city [of Jerusalem] until you are clothed (fully equipped) with power from on high.”
• Acts 2:33Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured out this [blessing] which you both see and hear.
• John 8:42Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father [but He is not], you would love and recognize Me, for I came from God [out of His very presence] and have arrived here. For I have not even come on My own initiative [as self-appointed], but He [is the One who] sent Me.
• Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb (Christ),
• John 16:14He will glorify and honor Me, because He (the Holy Spirit) will take from what is Mine and will disclose it to you.
• Acts 2:32God raised this Jesus [bodily from the dead], and of that [fact] we are all witnesses.
• Acts 5:32And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has bestowed on those who obey Him.”
• Acts 15:8And God, who knows and understands the heart, testified to them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us;
• 1 Corinthians 1:6In this way our testimony about Christ was confirmed and established in you,
• Hebrews 2:4[and besides this evidence] God also testifying with them [confirming the message of salvation], both by signs and wonders and by various miracles [carried out by Jesus and the apostles] and by [granting to believers the] gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.
• 1 John 5:6This is He who came through water and blood [His baptism and death], Jesus Christ—not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. It is the [Holy] Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. [He is the essence and origin of truth itself.]

Commentaries on John 15:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26But when the Comforter is come - See on John 14:16; (note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-27Verses 26-27 The blessed Spirit will maintain the cause of Christ in the world, notwithstanding the opposition it meets with. Believers taught and encouraged by his influences, would bear testimony to Christ and his salvation.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth: Like a legal representative, the Holy Spirit is counselor and protector of the followers of Jesus.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2726-27. (See on Joh 14:15; Joh 14:17).Read the comment

Topics related to John 15:26

• God
• Holy Spirit
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Trinity

In the dictionaries

• Advocate
• Apostle
• Cloke
• Comforter
• Herein
• Holy Ghost
• Aenon
• Atonement
• Baptism of the Holy Spirit
• Christ, Offices of

Commentaries on John 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings