SEV Biblia, Chapter 16:13
Pero cuando viniere aquel Espíritu de Verdad, l os guiar a toda la verdad; porque no hablar de sí mismo, sino que hablar todo lo que oyere, y os har saber las cosas que han de venir.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 16:13
Verse 13. He will guide you] He will consider your feeble infant state; and, as a father leads his child by the hand, so will the Holy Spirit lead and guide you. The Vulgate, and some copies of the Itala, read, He will TEACH you all truth; but this and more is implied in the word odhghsei, he will lead; besides, this reading is not acknowledged by any Greek MS.
He shall not speak of himself] He shall teach nothing contrary to what I have taught you: But whatsoever he shall hear] Of the Father and me, that he shall speak, and thus show the intimate consent between himself, the Father, and Christ. It is one conjoint testimony, in which the honour and glory of the holy Trinity, and man's salvation are equally concerned.
And he will show you things to came.] He will fully explain every thing that may now appear dark or difficult to you; will give you such a knowledge of futurity as shall, in all necessary cases, enable you to foretell future events; and shall supply every requisite truth, in order to make the new covenant revelation complete and perfect.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 13. Howbeit, when the Spirit of truth is come , etc.] Of this character of the Spirit, (see John 14:17). His coming, as before, intends more especially his descent on the apostles at Pentecost; though what is here said of him is true of his office, and of his operations on other persons, and at other times: he will guide you into all truth ; necessary to be known, useful to men, profitable to the churches, even the whole counsel of God; what relates to worship, the nature, form, and spirituality of it, as well as doctrine. He is as a guide, he goes before, leads the way, removes obstructions, opens the understanding, makes things plain and clear, teaches to profit, and leads in the way men should go, without turning to the right hand or left, which, without such a guide, they would be apt to do. The Jews have a notion of the Holy Ghost being a guide into all wisdom and knowledge. R. Phinehas says, the Holy Spirit rested upon Joseph from his youth to the day of his death, and guided him into all wisdom, as a shepherd leads his flock, according to ( Psalm 80:1,2); For he shall not speak of himself : as Christ, the Son, spoke not of himself in opposition to the Father, so the Spirit speaks not of himself in opposition either to the Father, or the Son, but in perfect agreement with both; being, as of the same nature and essence, power and glory, so of the same mind, understanding, and will; and as they agreed and wrought jointly and harmoniously, in the works of nature and providence, so in the economy of grace and salvation. But whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak ; as Christ himself did, ( John 15:15); and they are such things as ear has not heard besides; what were secretly transacted in the council and covenant of peace, and agreed upon by all the three persons; things which concern the salvation of men, the Gospel church state, another world, and the glory of all the divine persons: and he will show you things to come ; which would come to pass after the death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ; things relating to the state and settlement of the Gospel church, the partition wall being broken down, the law of commandments contained in ordinances abolished, and a new face of things appearing in the kingdom and interest of Christ, in consequence of the Spirit being sent forth, and poured down: or this may respect the spirit of prophecy in the apostles, who showed to them many things to come in after ages; as the rise of the man of sin, the great departure from the faith, and decline of the power of godliness in the last days, the calling of the Jews, the destruction of antichrist, the burning of the world, and the making of new heavens and new earth; and, in short, what would be the state of the church of Christ, and religion, in all the several periods of time, quite down to the coming of Christ, when dead saints shall be raised, and living ones changed, as is declared throughout the book of Revelation.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 7-15 - Christ's departure was necessary to the Comforter's coming. Sending the Spirit was to be the fruit of Christ's death, which was his going away His bodily presence could be only in one place at one time, but his Spirit is every where, in all places, at all times, wherever two of three are gathered together in his name. See here the office of the Spirit, first to reprove, or to convince. Convincing work is the Spirit's work; he can do it effectually, and none but he. It is the method the Holy Spirit takes, first to convince, and then to comfort The Spirit shall convince the world, of sin; not merely tell them of it. The Spirit convinces of the fact of sin; of the fault of sin; of the folly of sin; of the filth of sin, that by it we are become hatefu to God; of the fountain of sin, the corrupt nature; and lastly, of the fruit of sin, that the end thereof is death. The Holy Spirit prove that all the world is guilty before God. He convinces the world of righteousness; that Jesus of Nazareth was Christ the righteous. Also of Christ's righteousness, imparted to us for justification an salvation. He will show them where it is to be had, and how they may be accepted as righteous in God's sight. Christ's ascension proves the ransom was accepted, and the righteousness finished, through whic believers were to be justified. Of judgment, because the prince of thi world is judged. All will be well, when his power is broken, who mad all the mischief. As Satan is subdued by Christ, this gives u confidence, for no other power can stand before him. And of the day of judgment. The coming of the Spirit would be of unspeakable advantage to the disciples. The Holy Spirit is our Guide, not only to show us the way, but to go with us by continued aids and influences. To be led int a truth is more than barely to know it; it is not only to have the notion of it in our heads, but the relish, and savour, and power of is in our hearts. He shall teach all truth, and keep back nothin profitable, for he will show things to come. All the gifts and grace of the Spirit, all the preaching, and all the writing of the apostles under the influence of the Spirit, all the tongues, and miracles, wer to glorify Christ. It behoves every one to ask, whether the Holy Spiri has begun a good work in his heart? Without clear discovery of ou guilt and danger, we never shall understand the value of Christ' salvation; but when brought to know ourselves aright, we begin to se the value of the Redeemer. We should have fuller views of the Redeemer and more lively affections to him, if we more prayed for, and depende on the Holy Spirit.
Greek Textus Receptus
οταν 3752 CONJ δε 1161 CONJ ελθη 2064 5632 V-2AAS-3S εκεινος 1565 D-NSM το 3588 T-NSN πνευμα 4151 N-NSN της 3588 T-GSF αληθειας 225 N-GSF οδηγησει 3594 5692 V-FAI-3S υμας 5209 P-2AP εις 1519 PREP πασαν 3956 A-ASF την 3588 T-ASF αληθειαν 225 N-ASF ου 3756 PRT-N γαρ 1063 CONJ λαλησει 2980 5692 V-FAI-3S αφ 575 PREP εαυτου 1438 F-3GSM αλλ 235 CONJ οσα 3745 K-APN αν 302 PRT ακουση 191 5661 V-AAS-3S λαλησει 2980 5692 V-FAI-3S και 2532 CONJ τα 3588 T-APN ερχομενα 2064 5740 V-PNP-APN αναγγελει 312 5692 V-FAI-3S υμιν 5213 P-2DP
Vincent's NT Word Studies
13. Spirit of truth. Literally, of the truth. See on xiv. 7.Will guide (odhghsei). From oJdov, way, and hJgeomai, to lead. The kindred noun, oJdhgov, guide, leader, occurs Matt. xv. 14; Acts i. 16, etc.
Into all truth (eiv pasan thn alhqeian). Rev., more correctly, into all the truth. Some editors read, ejn th ajlhqeia pash, in all the truth. Others, eijv thn ajlhqeian pasan, joining pasan in an adverbial sense with will guide you: i.e., will guide you wholly into the truth. The Spirit does not reveal all truth to men, but He leads them to the truth as it is in Christ. Of himself. Rev., rightly, from himself. See on vii. 17.
He shall hear (an akoush). Some read, ajkouei, heareth, and omit an, the conditional particle. %Osa an ajkoush, the reading of the Rec. Text, is, strictly, whatsoever things he may have heard.
Will shew (anaggelei). Better, as Rev., declare. Compare Mark v. 14, 19; Acts xx. 27; 2 Cor. vii. 7. Also to rehearse; Acts xiv. 27. Used of the formal proclamation of the Christian religion (Acts xx. 20; 1 Pet. i. 12; 1 John i. 5). See on Acts xix. 18.
Things to come (ta ercomena). The article, omitted by A.V., is important. The meaning is not, He will show you some things to come, but the things that are to come, or the things that are coming. These things are whatsoever He shall hear. The phrase occurs only here in the New Testament.
