Bible Commentary

At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: 26. At that day ] As in Joh 16:23 and Joh 14:20 from Pentecost onwards. ye shall ask in my name ] With the perfect knowledge just promised they will discern what … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 16:26”

These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father. 25 33. Summary and conclusion of these discourses 25. These things ] As in Joh 16:1 there is some uncertainty as to how … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 16:25”

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 24. nothing in my name ] Because Jesus was not yet glorified, was not yet fully known to the Apostles. ask ] The full meaning of the Greek is go on asking; it is the present … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 16:24”

And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give [it] you. 23. in that day ] Not the forty days of His bodily presence between the Resurrection and the Ascension, but the many days of His spiritual … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 16:23”

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. 22. And ye now therefore ] Or, Ye also therefore now. As in the case of childbirth, the suffering of the disciples was the necessary condition of the joy. This … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 16:22”

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. 21. A woman ] Or, The woman, like ‘the servant’ (Joh 15:15): in each case … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 16:21”

Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. 20. ye shall weep and lament ] In the Greek ‘ye’ comes last in emphatic contrast to the world. The verbs express the outward manifestation … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 16:20”

Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? 19. Now Jesus knew ] More literally, Jesus recognized or perceived (see on … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 16:19”

They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. 18. we cannot tell what he saith ] More literally, we know not what He speaketh. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 18. What is this that he saith] They knew from what he … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 16:18”

Then said [some] of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? 17. Then disciples ] Better, Some of His disciples therefore said. among themselves … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 16:17”