John 16:7 - The Scriptures 2009

⁷ “But I say the truth to you. It is better for you that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper shall not come to you at all, but if I go, I shall send Him to you.

Dugang nga mga bersyon

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ However, I am telling you nothing but the truth when I say it is profitable (good, expedient, advantageous) for you that I go away. Because if I do not go away, the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you [into close fellowship with you]; but if I go away, I will send Him to you [to be in close fellowship with you].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him unto you.

Common English Bible

⁷ I assure you that it is better for you that I go away. If I don’t go away, the Companion won’t come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ But I tell you the truth: it is expedient for you that I am going. For if I do not go, the Advocate will not come to you. But when I will have gone away, I will send him to you.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ But I tell you the truth: it is expedient to you that I go: for if I go not, the Paraclete will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

John 16:7 Cross References

Psalm 68:18

You have ascended on high, You have led captivity captive, You have received gifts among men, And even the rebellious, That Yah Elohim might dwell there.

Luke 24:49

And see, I am sending the Promise of My Father upon you, but you are to remain in the city of Yerushalayim until you are clothed with power from on high.

Luke 4:25

“But truly I say to you, many widows were in Yisra’ĕl in the days of Ěliyahu, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, and there was a great scarcity of food in all the land,

Luke 9:27

“But truly I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death at all till they see the reign of Elohim:"

John 14:26

“But the Helper, the Set-apart Spirit, whom the Father shall send in My Name, He shall teach you all, and remind you of all that I said to you.

John 14:28

“You heard that I said to you, ‘I am going away and I am coming to you.’ If you did love Me, you would have rejoiced that I said, ‘I am going to the Father,’ for My Father is greater than I.

John 14:3

“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I shall come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, you might be too.

John 15:26

“And when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of the Truth, who comes from the Father, He shall bear witness of Me,

John 16:8

“And having come, He shall convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment –

John 7:39

And this He said concerning the Spirit, which those believing in Him were about to receive, for the Set-apart Spirit was not yet given, because יהושע was not yet esteemed.

Acts 10:34

And opening his mouth, Kĕpha said, “Truly I see that Elohim shows no partiality,

Acts 2:33

“Therefore, having been exalted to the right hand of Elohim, and having received from the Father the promise of the Set-apart Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.

Romans 8:28

And we know that all matters work together for good to those who love Elohim, to those who are called according to his purpose.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For this slight momentary pressure is working for us a far more exceeding and everlasting weight of esteem.