John 14:28

John 14:28

26 But ^athe Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will ^bsend in My name, ^cHe will teach you all things, and bring to your ^dremembrance all things that I said to you.

27 ^aPeace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

28 You have heard Me ^asay to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because¹ I said, ^b‘I am going to the Father,’ for ^cMy Father is greater than I.

29 “And ^anow I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe.

30 I will no longer talk much with you, ^afor the ruler of this world is coming, and he has ^bnothing in Me.

31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and ^aas the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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I go away, and I come (upagw kai erxomai), both futuristic presents (John 7:33; John 14:3, John 14:18).

If ye loved me (ei hgapate me). Second-class condition with the imperfect active of agapaw referring to present time, implying that the disciples are not loving Jesus as they should.

Ye would have rejoiced (exarhte an). Second aorist passive indicative of xairw with an, conclusion of second-class condition referring to past time, "Ye would already have rejoiced before this" at Christ's going to the Father (verse John 14:12).

Greater than I (meizwn mou). Ablative case mou after the comparative meizwn (from positive megav). The filial relation makes this necessary. Not a distinction in nature or essence (cf. John 10:30), but in rank in the Trinity. No Arianism or Unitarianism here. The very explanation here is proof of the deity of the Son (Dods).

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