KJV King James Version
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
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John 14:16
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
WEB World English Bible
I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever,—
ASV American Standard Version
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I will ask the Father, and another Comforter He will give to you, that he may remain with you—to the age;
Surrounding context — John 14
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].
15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17 [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.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
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κἀγὼG1473 · egōI/weἐρωτήσωG2065 · erōtaōto askτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατέρα,G3962 · patērfatherκαὶG2532 · kaiandἄλλονG243 · allosanotherπαράκλητονG3875 · paraklētoscounsellorδώσειG1325 · didōmito giveὑμῖν,G4771 · suyouἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toμεθ᾽G3326 · metawith/afterὑμῶνG4771 · suyouεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoαἰῶναG165 · aiōnan age: age
Cross-references
John 14:26But the Comforter, [which is] the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.John 15:26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:John 16:7-15Nevertheless 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.Romans 15:13Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.Romans 8:26-27Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Romans 14:17For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.Acts 9:31Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.John 4:14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.1 John 2:1My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:Ephesians 1:13-14In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,John 17:9-11I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.Romans 5:5And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.Philippians 2:1If [there be] therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,Matthew 28:20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.Acts 13:52And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.John 16:26-27At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:Romans 8:15-16For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
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