John 16:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁷ Nevertheless, I am telling you the truth.   It is for your benefit that I go away, because if I don’t go away the Counsellor will not come to you. If I go, I will send him to you.

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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 Tagairtí Cros

Luke 24:49

And look, I am sending you   what my Father promised.   As for you, stay in the city   until you are empowered   , from on high.’

Luke 4:25

But I say to you, there were certainly many widows in Israel in Elijah’s days,   when the sky was shut up for three years and six months while a great famine came over all the land.

Luke 9:27

Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death   until they see the kingdom of God.’

John 14:26

But the Counsellor, the Holy Spirit,   whom the Father will send   in my name, will teach you all things   and remind you of everything I have told you.

John 14:28

You have heard me tell you, “I am going away   and I am coming to you.” If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father,   because the Father is greater than I.

John 14:3

If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come again   and take you to myself, so that where I am you may be also.

John 15:26

‘When the Counsellor   comes, the one I will send to you from the Father   #– #the Spirit of truth   who proceeds from the Father #– #he will testify about me.

John 16:8

When he comes, he will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgement:

John 7:39

He said this about the Spirit.  Those who believed in Jesus were going to receive the Spirit,  for the Spirit  had not yet been given  because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

Acts 10:34

Peter began to speak: ‘Now I truly understand that God doesn’t show favouritism,

Acts 2:33

Therefore, since he has been exalted to the right hand of God  and has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit,  he has poured out  what you both see and hear.

Romans 8:28

We know that all things work together  for the good  of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our momentary light affliction  is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory.