John 14:26 Study Bible: But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

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

Study Bible

But the Advocate
The term "Advocate" is translated from the Greek word "Parakletos," which means one who is called to one's side, especially to help. In the context of the New Testament, it refers to the Holy Spirit as a helper, comforter, and counselor. This highlights the personal and relational aspect of the Holy Spirit's role in the life of believers, emphasizing His active involvement in guiding and supporting them.

the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, co-equal with the Father and the Son. The Greek term "Pneuma" is used here, which can mean breath or wind, symbolizing the Spirit's invisible yet powerful presence. The Holy Spirit's role is multifaceted, including empowering, sanctifying, and indwelling believers, thus enabling them to live out their faith.

whom the Father will send
This phrase underscores the Trinitarian relationship within the Godhead. The Father, as the source, sends the Holy Spirit, indicating divine initiative and purpose. The sending of the Spirit is a fulfillment of Jesus' promise and a continuation of God's redemptive plan, ensuring that believers are not left alone but are equipped for their spiritual journey.

in My name
To be sent "in My name" signifies the authority and representation of Jesus. The Holy Spirit comes as Jesus' representative, continuing His work and mission on earth. This phrase also implies that the Spirit's actions and teachings will be consistent with Jesus' character and teachings, ensuring continuity and fidelity to the gospel message.

will teach you all things
The teaching ministry of the Holy Spirit is comprehensive, covering "all things" necessary for life and godliness. The Greek word "didasko" implies instruction and guidance, suggesting that the Spirit will lead believers into deeper understanding and application of spiritual truths. This promise assures believers of divine wisdom and insight as they navigate their faith journey.

and will remind you of everything I have told you
The Holy Spirit's role as a reminder is crucial for the disciples and, by extension, all believers. The Greek word "hupomimnesko" means to bring to remembrance. This function ensures that the teachings of Jesus are not forgotten but are continually brought to mind, enabling believers to live in accordance with His words. This promise is particularly significant for the early disciples, who would later recount and record Jesus' teachings in the New Testament.

Persons / Places / Events

1. Jesus Christ
The speaker of this verse, Jesus is preparing His disciples for His departure and the coming of the Holy Spirit.

2. The Advocate (Paraclete)
Refers to the Holy Spirit, who is promised to the disciples as a helper, teacher, and reminder of Jesus' teachings.

3. The Father
God the Father, who sends the Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus.

4. The Disciples
The immediate audience of Jesus' promise, representing all believers who will receive the Holy Spirit.

5. The Upper Room
The setting of this discourse, where Jesus shares His final teachings with His disciples before His crucifixion.

Teaching Points

The Role of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is our Advocate, a term derived from the Greek "Parakletos," meaning one who comes alongside to help. He is our divine helper and guide in understanding God's truth.

Divine Teacher
The Holy Spirit teaches us all things, illuminating the Scriptures and helping us apply God's Word to our lives. This teaching is ongoing and personal.

Reminder of Christ's Teachings
The Holy Spirit brings to remembrance the teachings of Jesus, ensuring that His words remain alive and active in our hearts and minds.

Empowerment for Ministry
Just as the disciples were empowered at Pentecost, believers today are equipped by the Holy Spirit for service and witness.

Assurance of God's Presence
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is a constant reminder of God's presence with us, providing comfort and assurance in our daily walk.

Bible Study Questions

1. How does understanding the role of the Holy Spirit as an Advocate change your perspective on facing challenges in your life?

2. In what ways can you actively seek the Holy Spirit's guidance in your daily Bible study and prayer life?

3. Reflect on a time when the Holy Spirit reminded you of a specific teaching of Jesus. How did it impact your decision or situation?

4. How can the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, as seen in Acts 2, inspire you to step out in faith in your own ministry or service?

5. Considering Romans 8:26-27, how can you rely on the Holy Spirit in times of weakness or uncertainty?

Connections to Other Scriptures

John 16:13
This verse further explains the role of the Holy Spirit in guiding believers into all truth, emphasizing His role as a teacher and guide.

Acts 2:1-4
Describes the fulfillment of Jesus' promise when the Holy Spirit descends on the disciples at Pentecost, empowering them for ministry.

1 Corinthians 2:10-13
Paul speaks about the Spirit revealing the deep things of God, aligning with the teaching role of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 8:26-27
Highlights the Holy Spirit's role in helping believers in their weaknesses and interceding for them.

Sermons

The Comforter	Charles Haddon Spurgeon	John 14:26
How the Teaching of Jesus Becomes Abiding and Effectual	D. Young	John 14:25, 26
The Divine Remembrancer	J. Vaughan, M. A.	John 14:25-26
The Holy Ghost a Remembrancer	Bishop Woodford.	John 14:25-26
The Mission of the Holy Spirit	T. Whitelaw, D. D.	John 14:25-26
The Teacher of the Church	W. R. Clark, M. A.	John 14:25-26
The Teacher Spirit	A. Maclaren, D. D.	John 14:25-26
The Teaching of the Holy Ghost	C. H. Spurgeon.	John 14:25-26

People

Jesus, Judas, Philip, Thomas

Places

Jerusalem

Topics

Advocate, Bring, Comforter, Counselor, Ghost, Helper, Holy, Memories, Mind, Remembrance, Remind, Request, Spirit, Teach, Teacher, Whatever, Whatsoever

Dictionary of Bible Themes

John 14:26

     1170   God, unity of
     1175   God, will of
     1403   God, revelation
     1436   reality
     1511   Trinity, relationships in
     1512   Trinity, equality of
     1513   Trinity, mission of
     1614   Scripture, understanding
     1652   numbers, 3-5
     2021   Christ, faithfulness
     2427   gospel, transmission
     3025   Holy Spirit, personality
     3035   Holy Spirit, presence of
     3050   Holy Spirit, wisdom
     3110   Holy Spirit, titles of
     3130   Holy Spirit, Counsellor
     3140   Holy Spirit, teacher
     3224   Holy Spirit, and preaching
     3236   Holy Spirit, and Scripture
     3257   Holy Spirit, gift of
     3269   Holy Spirit, in Christ
     3275   Holy Spirit, in the church
     3293   Holy Spirit, witness of
     4804   breath
     5037   mind, of Christ
     5263   communication
     5409   metaphor
     5779   advice
     5780   advisers
     5815   confusion
     5854   experience, of God
     7793   teachers
     8115   discipleship, nature of
     8135   knowing God, nature of
     8138   monotheism
     8203   character
     8316   orthodoxy, in NT
     8355   understanding
     8409   decision-making, and providence
     8412   decisions
     8670   remembering
     8674   study

John 14:23-27

6704 peace, divine NT

John 14:25-26

1445 revelation, responses

John 14:25-27

4966 present, the

Library

Paul a Pattern of Prayer
TEXT: "If ye shall ask anything in my name I will do it."--John 14:14. Jesus testified in no uncertain way concerning prayer, for not alone in this chapter does he speak but in all his messages to his disciples he is seeking to lead them into the place where they may know how to pray. In this fourteenth chapter of John, where he is coming into the shadow of the cross and is speaking to his disciples concerning those things which ought to have the greatest weight with them, the heart of his message …
J. Wilbur Chapman—And Judas Iscariot

May 22 Evening
The Spirit helpeth our infirmities.--ROM. 8:26. The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost.--What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God?--It is God which worketh in you. We know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which can not be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the …
Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily Path

August 7 Morning
The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name.--JOHN 14:26. If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.--If ye . . . being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?--Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give …
Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily Path

May 22 Morning
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you.--JOHN 14:27. The world passeth away, and the lust thereof.--Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches. and knoweth not who shall gather them.--What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. Martha, Martha, thou are careful and troubled about many things: but one thing is needful: and Mary hath …
Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily Path

January 14 Morning
My Father is greater than I.--JOHN 14:28. When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven.--My Father, and your Father; . . . my God and your God. As the Father gave me commandment, even so I do.--The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.--Thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. Lord, shew us …
Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily Path

August 13 Morning
He hath prepared for them a city.--HEB. 11:16. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.--An inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you.--Here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come. This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.--Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming …
Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily Path

December 26 Evening
He is able . . . to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him.--HEB. 7:25. I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.--Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.--He which hath begun a good work …
Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily Path

June 23 Morning
I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, even the Spirit of truth.--JOHN 14:16,17. It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if l depart, I will send him unto you. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.--Ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.--The Spirit . . . helpeth our infirmities; …
Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily Path

September 21 Evening
The communion of the Holy Ghost be with you all.--II COR. 13:14. I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.--He shall not speak of himself. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy …
Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily Path

June 29. "He Dwelleth with You and Shall be in You" (John xiv. 17).
"He dwelleth with you and shall be in you" (John xiv. 17). Do not fail to mark these two stages in Christian life. The one is the Spirit's work in us, the other is the Spirit's personal coming to abide within us. All true Christians know the first, but few, it is to be feared, understand and receive the second. There is a great difference between my building a house and my going to reside in that house and make it my home. And there is a great difference between the Holy Spirit's work in regenerating …
Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth

November 9. "Because I Live Ye Shall Live Also" (John xiv. 19).
"Because I live ye shall live also" (John xiv. 19). After having become adjusted to our Living Head and the source of our life, now our business is to abide, absorb and grow, leaning on His strength, drinking in His life, feeding on Him as the Living Bread, and drawing all of our resources from Him in continual dependence and communion. The Holy Spirit will be the great Teacher and Minister in this blessed process. He will take of the things of Christ and show them unto us, and He will impart them …
Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth

May 21. "We Will Come unto Him and Make Our Abode with Him" (John xiv. 23).
"We will come unto Him and make our abode with Him" (John xiv. 23). The Bible has always held out two great promises respecting Christ. First, I will come to you; and, second, I will come into you. For four thousand years the world looked forward to the fulfilment of the first. The other is the secret which Paul says has been hid from ages and generations, but is now made manifest to His saints, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. This is just as great a revelation of God as the incarnation …
Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth

November 1. "We Will Come unto Him and Make Our Abode with Him" (John xiv. 23).
"We will come unto him and make our abode with him" (John xiv. 23). This idea of trying to get a holiness of your own, and then have Christ reward you for it, is not His teaching. Oh, no; Christ is the holiness; He will bring the holiness, and come and dwell in the heart forever. When one of our millionaires purchases a lot, with an old shanty on it, he does not fix up the old shanty, but he gets a second-hand man, if he will have it, to tear it down, and he puts a mansion in its place. It is not …
Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth

May 3. "My Peace I Give unto You" (John xiv. 27).
"My peace I give unto you" (John xiv. 27). Here lies the secret of abiding peace--God's peace. We give ourselves to God and the Holy Spirit takes possession of our breast. It is indeed "Peace, Peace." But it is just then that the devil begins to turn us away, and he does it through our thoughts, diverting or distracting them as occasion requires. This is the time to prove the sincerity of our consecration and the singleness of our heart. If we truly desire His Presence more than all else, we will …
Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth

Faith in God and Christ
'Let not your heart be troubled ... believe in God, believe also in Me.'--JOHN xiv. 1. The twelve were sitting in the upper chamber, stupefied with the dreary, half-understood prospect of Christ's departure. He, forgetting His own burden, turns to comfort and encourage them. These sweet and great words most singularly blend gentleness and dignity. Who can reproduce the cadence of soothing tenderness, soft as a mother's hand, in that 'Let not your heart be troubled'? And who can fail to feel the tone …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

'Many Mansions'
'In My Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you.'--JOHN xiv. 2. Sorrow needs simple words for its consolation; and simple words are the best clothing for the largest truths. These eleven poor men were crushed and desolate at the thought of Christ's going; they fancied that if He left them they lost Him. And so, in simple, childlike words, which the weakest could grasp, and in which the most troubled could find peace, He said to them, after having encouraged their …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

Christ's Peace
'Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.'--JOHN xiv. 27. 'Peace be unto you!' was, and is, the common Eastern salutation, both in meeting and in parting. It carries us back to a state of society in which every stranger might be an enemy. It is a confession of the deep unrest of the human heart. Christ was about closing His discourse, and the common word of leave-taking came naturally to His …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

Love and Obedience
'If ye love Me, keep My commandments.'--JOHN xiv, 15. As we have seen in former sermons, the keyword of the preceding context is 'Believe!' and that word passes now into 'Love.' The order here is the order of experience. There is first the believing gaze upon the Christ as He is revealed--the image of the invisible God. That kindles love, and prompts to obedience. There is another very beautiful and subtle link of connection between these words and the preceding. Our Lord has just been saying, 'Whatsoever …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

Christ's Works and Ours
'Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto My Father. 13. And whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14. If ye shall ask any thing in My name, I will do it.'--JOHN xiv. 12-14. I have already pointed out in a previous sermon that the key-word of this context is 'Believe!' In three successive verses we find it, each time widening …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Comforter Given
And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of Truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him: but ye know Him; for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.'--JOHN xiv. 16,17. The 'and' at the beginning of these words shows us that they are continuous with and the consequence of what precedes. 'If ye love Me, ye will keep My commandments, and I will pray ... and He will …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Absent Present Christ
'I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth Me no more; but ye see Me: because I live, ye shall live also.'--JOHN xiv. 18,19. The sweet and gracious comfortings with which Christ had been soothing the disciples' fears went very deep, but hitherto they had not gone deep enough. It was much that they should know the purpose of His going, whither He went, and that they had an interest in His departure. It was much that they should have before them the …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Forerunner
'... I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.'--JOHN xiv. 2, 3. What divine simplicity and depth are in these words! They carry us up into the unseen world, and beyond time; and yet a little child can lay hold on them, and mourning hearts and dying men find peace and sweetness in them. A very familiar image underlies them. It was customary for travellers in those old days to send …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Gifts of the Present Christ
'At that day ye shall know that I am in My Father, and ye in Me, and I in you. He that hath My commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me; and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him, and will manifest Myself to him.'--JOHN xiv. 20, 21. We have heard our Lord in the previous verse unveiling His deepest and strongest encouragements to His downcast followers. These were: His presence with them, their true sight of Him, and their participation in His life. The …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

Who Bring Christ
'Judas saith unto Him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that Thou wilt manifest Thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love Me he will keep My words: and My Father will love him, and We will come unto him, and make Our abode with him. He that loveth Me not, keepeth not My sayings: and the word which ye hear is not Mine, but the Father's which sent Me.'--JOHN xiv. 22-24. This Judas held but a low place amongst the Apostles. In all the lists he is one of the …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

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