John 16:7

Jesus' Departure And The Coming Of The Holy Spirit

⁶ But your hearts are full of sorrow because I have said these things. ⁷ But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. ⁸ And he, when he comes, will make the world conscious of sin, and of righteousness, and of being judged:

Holy Spirit

I Go Away

I Tell You the Truth

John

John 14:26

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will be your teacher in all things and will put you in mind of everything I have said to you.

John 15:26

When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me;

John 7:39

This he said of the Spirit which would be given to those who had faith in him: the Spirit had not been given then, because the glory of Jesus was still to come.

Psalm 68:18

You have gone up on high, taking your prisoners with you; you have taken offerings from men; the Lord God has taken his place on the seat of his power.

John 14:16-17

And I will make prayer to the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you for ever,

Acts 2:33

And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.

Luke 4:25

Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;

Luke 9:27

But truly I say to you, Some of those who are here now will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God.

Luke 24:49

And now I will send to you what my father has undertaken to give you, but do not go from the town, till the power from heaven comes to you.

John 8:45-46

But because I say what is true, you have no belief in me.

John 11:50-52

You do not see that it is in your interest for one man to be put to death for the people, so that all the nation may not come to destruction.

John 14:3

And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come back again and will take you to be with me, so that you may be where I am.

John 14:28

Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.

Acts 1:4-5

And when they were all together, with him, he gave them orders not to go away from Jerusalem, but to keep there, waiting till the word of the Father was put into effect, of which, he said, I have given you knowledge:

Acts 10:34

Then Peter said, Truly, I see clearly that God is no respecter of persons:

Romans 8:28

And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;

Ephesians 4:8-13

For this reason he says, He went up on high, taking his prisoners with him, and gave freely to men.