KJV King James Version
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 16:13
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.
WEB World English Bible
However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.
ASV American Standard Version
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and when He may come—the Spirit of truth—He will guide you to all the truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but as many things as He will hear He will speak, and the coming things He will tell you;
Surrounding context — John 16
10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew [it] unto you.
15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew [it] unto you.
16 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
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ὅτανG3752 · hotanwhen(-ever)δὲG1161 · dethenἔλθῃG2064 · erchomaito come/goἐκεῖνος,G1565 · ekeinosthatτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoπνεῦμαG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀληθείας,G225 · alētheiatruthὁδηγήσειG3594 · hodēgeōto guideὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀληθείᾳG225 · alētheiatruthπάσῃ.G3956 · pasallοὐG3756 · ounoγὰρG1063 · garforλαλήσειG2980 · laleōto speakἀφ᾽G575 · apoaway fromἑαυτοῦ,G1438 · heautouthemselfἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutὅσαG3745 · hososjust as/how muchἀκούσειG191 · akouōto hearλαλήσειG2980 · laleōto speakκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐρχόμεναG2064 · erchomaito come/goἀναγγελεῖG312 · anangellōto reportὑμῖν.G4771 · suyou
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.1 Corinthians 2:10-13But God hath revealed [them] unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.John 14:17[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.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:1 John 2:27But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.1 John 2:20But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.Acts 2:17-18And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:John 12:49For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.John 7:16-18Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.1 John 4:6We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.2 Timothy 3:1-5This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.1 Timothy 4:1-3Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;John 8:38I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.Revelation 1:19Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;2 Thessalonians 2:3Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;Revelation 22:1-21And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.Revelation 1:1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John:
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