John 14:18 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

John 14:18

16 And I will pray the Father, and ^aHe will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—

17 ^athe Spirit of truth, ^bwhom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you ^cand will be in you.

18 ^aI will not leave you orphans; ^bI will come to you.

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19 “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but ^ayou will see Me. ^bBecause I live, you will live also.

20 At that day you will know that ^aI am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.

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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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John 14:18-20

I will not leave you comfortless—in a bereaved and desolate condition; or (as in Margin) "orphans."

I will come to you—"I come" or "am coming" to you; that is, plainly by the Spirit, since it was to make His departure to be no bereavement.

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing John 14:18:

John 14:1
Ephesians 2:17
Ephesians 3:17
1 Thessalonians 2:17
1 Peter 3:18

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