John 16:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • John 14:26 : 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 : 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 14:16-17 : 16 And I will make prayer to the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you for ever, 17 Even the Spirit of true knowledge. That Spirit the world is not able to take to its heart because it sees him not and has no knowledge of him: but you have knowledge of him, because he is ever with you and will be in you.
  • John 7:39 : 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.
  • Rom 8:28 : 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.
  • Acts 2:33 : 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.
  • Ps 68:18 : 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 11:50-52 : 50 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. 51 He did not say this of himself, but being the high priest that year he said, as a prophet, that Jesus would be put to death for the nation; 52 And not for that nation only, but for the purpose of uniting in one body the children of God all over the world.
  • John 14:3 : 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.
  • Luke 24:49 : 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 : 45 But because I say what is true, you have no belief in me. 46 Which of you is able truly to say that I am a sinner? If I say what is true, why have you no belief in me?
  • Acts 10:34 : 34 Then Peter said, Truly, I see clearly that God is no respecter of persons:
  • 2 Cor 4:17 : 17 For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;
  • Eph 4:8-9 : 8 For this reason he says, He went up on high, taking his prisoners with him, and gave freely to men. 9 (Now this, He went up, what is it but that he first went down into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who went down is the same who went up far over all the heavens so that he might make all things complete.) 11 And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching; 12 For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come to the harmony of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to full growth, to the full measure of Christ:
  • Acts 1:4-5 : 4 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: 5 For the baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit, after a little time.
  • John 14:28 : 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.
  • Luke 4:25 : 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 : 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 16:4-6
    3 verses
    83%

    4I have said these things to you so that when the time comes, what I have said may come to your mind. I did not say them to you at the first, because then I was still with you.

    5But now I am going to him who sent me; and not one of you says to me, Where are you going?

    6But your hearts are full of sorrow because I have said these things.

  • John 14:15-20
    6 verses
    82%

    15If you have love for me, you will keep my laws.

    16And I will make prayer to the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you for ever,

    17Even the Spirit of true knowledge. That Spirit the world is not able to take to its heart because it sees him not and has no knowledge of him: but you have knowledge of him, because he is ever with you and will be in you.

    18I will not let you be without a friend: I am coming to you.

    19A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living.

    20At that time it will be clear to you that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I in you.

  • John 15:26
    81%

    26When 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 16:8
    79%

    8And he, when he comes, will make the world conscious of sin, and of righteousness, and of being judged:

  • John 14:25-31
    7 verses
    78%

    25I have said all this to you while I am still with you.

    26But 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.

    27May peace be with you; my peace I give to you: I give it not as the world gives. Let not your heart be troubled; let it be without fear.

    28Keep 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.

    29And now I have given you word of it before it comes, so that, when it comes, you may have faith.

    30After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;

    31But he comes so that the world may see that I have love for the Father, and that I am doing as I am ordered by the Father. Get up, and let us go.

  • John 16:10-17
    8 verses
    77%

    10Of righteousness, because I go to the Father and you will see me no more;

    11Of being judged, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

    12I have still much to say to you, but you are not strong enough for it now.

    13However, when he, the Spirit of true knowledge, has come, he will be your guide into all true knowledge: for his words will not come from himself, but whatever has come to his hearing, that he will say: and he will make clear to you the things to come.

    14He will give me glory, because he will take of what is mine, and make it clear to you.

    15Everything which the Father has is mine: that is why I say, He will take of what is mine and will make it clear to you.

    16After a little time you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me.

    17So some of the disciples said one to another, What is this he is saying, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me? and, I am going to the Father?

  • John 14:2-4
    3 verses
    73%

    2In my Father's house are rooms enough; if it was not so, would I have said that I am going to make ready a place for you?

    3And 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.

    4And you all have knowledge of where I am going, and of the way to it.

  • John 16:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22So you have sorrow now: but I will see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and no one will take away your joy.

    23And on that day you will put no questions to me. Truly I say to you, Whatever request you make to the Father, he will give it to you in my name.

  • John 13:33
    72%

    33My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.

  • John 7:33-34
    2 verses
    72%

    33Then Jesus said, I will be with you a little longer and then I go to him who sent me.

    34You will be looking for me, and you will not see me: and where I am you may not come.

  • John 16:25-28
    4 verses
    72%

    25All this I have said to you in veiled language: but the time is coming when I will no longer say things in veiled language but will give you knowledge of the Father clearly.

    26In that day you will make requests in my name: and I do not say that I will make prayer to the Father for you,

    27For the Father himself gives his love to you, because you have given your love to me and have had faith that I came from God.

    28I came out from the Father and have come into the world: again, I go away from the world and go to the Father.

  • John 16:32
    72%

    32See, a time is coming, yes, it is now here, when you will go away in all directions, every man to his house, and I will be by myself: but I am not by myself, because the Father is with me.

  • John 8:21-22
    2 verses
    71%

    21Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.

    22So the Jews said, Will he take his life? Is that why he says, Where I go it is not possible for you to come?

  • John 16:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19Jesus saw that they had a desire to put the question to him, so he said to them, Is this what you are questioning one with another, why I said, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me?

    20Truly I say to you, You will be weeping and sorrowing, but the world will be glad: you will be sad, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

  • Acts 1:4
    68%

    4And 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:

  • John 14:6-7
    2 verses
    67%

    6Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.

    7If you had knowledge of me, you would have knowledge of my Father: you have knowledge of him now and have seen him.

  • John 8:16
    67%

    16Even if I am judging, my decision is right, because I am not by myself--with me is the Father who sent me.

  • John 17:13
    67%

    13And now I come to you; and these things I say in the world so that they may have my joy complete in them.

  • John 14:23
    67%

    23Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.

  • John 13:20
    67%

    20Truly I say to you, He who takes to his heart anyone whom I send, takes me to his heart; and he who so takes me, takes him who sent me.