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

24When I was with them, I did many great things. Nobody else ever did things like that. If I had not done those great things among them, they would not have known what is wrong. But they have seen what I did. As a result, they have hated me, and they have hated my Father too. 25Their book of God's Law says, “They hated me without any good reason.” What that book already said long ago had to happen. When I return to my Father, I will send the Helper to you. The Helper is God's Spirit who speaks only true things. He comes to you from the Father. I will send him to you and he will speak true things about me. 27You also must speak to people about me, 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 14:16I will ask the Father to help you with this. He will send another Helper to be with you. That Helper will stay with you for ever.
• John 16:7But what I tell you is true. It will be better for you if I go away. Because, if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I do go away, I will send him to you.
• Luke 24:49Now listen! I will send to you the gift that God my Father has promised to give to you. You must stay here in the city until this happens. Then the power of God will come from heaven and it will cover you.’
• Acts 2:33God took Jesus back up to heaven. He caused Jesus to sit at his right side, the place of great honour. Jesus received the Holy Spirit from his Father God, so that he could give the Spirit to us. This is what God had promised to do. God has poured his Holy Spirit on us. Now you are seeing and hearing the result of this.
• John 8:42Jesus said to them, ‘If God was your Father, you would love me. I came from God and now I am here with you. I did not come on my own behalf, but God sent me.
• Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river. It had water that gives true life to people. The water shone like clean glass. The river of water started from the throne where God and the Lamb sit to rule. It ran from the throne
• John 16:14He will take my message and he will tell it to you. In that way, he will give me honour.
• Acts 2:32This man that David talked about is Jesus. After his death, God caused him to become alive again. We ourselves saw this happen. All of us saw it.
• Acts 5:32We tell people about what happened to Jesus. We ourselves saw these things. Now God has given his Holy Spirit to people who obey him. The Holy Spirit also shows that these things are true.’
• Acts 15:8God knows what people truly believe. He showed clearly that he accepts Gentile believers as his people. He gave his Holy Spirit to them in the same way that he did for us.
• 1 Corinthians 1:6In that way, God has shown you that the message we told you about Christ is true.
• Hebrews 2:4God himself also showed clearly that what these people said is true. He did many miracles and powerful things which showed that he was with them. He also helped them with gifts from the Holy Spirit, in the way that he wanted.
• 1 John 5:6Jesus Christ is the man that God sent into the world. John baptized Jesus in water. When Jesus died, his blood poured out. God showed that Jesus is his Son with the water and with the blood. It was not only with the water of Jesus' baptism. It was also with the blood of his death. God's Holy Spirit also shows us that Jesus is God's Son. The Holy Spirit always says what is true.

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