John 16:14
What does John 16:14 mean?
A plain-English look at John 16:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What John 16:14 means
The Spirit’s hallmark is to glorify Jesus. He does this by taking what belongs to Christ and making it known to the disciples. The Spirit does not distract from the Son; He directs attention to Him, unfolding the riches of who Jesus is and what He has accomplished. This ensures that genuine spiritual experience magnifies Christ rather than human teachers or novel ideas. The disciples’ future understanding will be Christ-saturated because the Spirit’s teaching is Christ-derived. In this way, the Spirit applies redemption, makes Jesus’ benefits known, and forms Christlike character. The result is a church centered on the person and work of Jesus, not on the Spirit as an end in Himself.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000He shall glorify me: for he shall take of mine, and shall declare it unto you.
KJV
King James Version · 1611He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901He shall glorify me: for he shall take of mine, and shall declare it unto you.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949He will give me glory, because he will take of what is mine, and make it clear to you.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862He will glorify me, because of mine He will take, and will tell to you.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He shall glorify me: because he shall receive of mine and shall shew it to you.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890He shall glorify me, for he shall receive of mine and shall announce [it] to you.
Context
Continuing the description of the Spirit’s ministry, Jesus clarifies its focus: the glory of the Son. This prepares for the next verse, which grounds this in the unity of the Father and the Son. The flow is Trinitarian: the Spirit communicates what is the Son’s, which is also the Father’s. Having completed this teaching block on the Spirit, Jesus will then return to the near-term events—His departure and return—framed as “a little while,” which confuses the disciples.
v.13Howbeit 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.
v.14This passage
v.15All things whatsoever the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he taketh of mine, and shall declare it unto you.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 John 4:13
hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
- Revelation 19:10
And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
- Acts 2:32
This Jesus did God raise up, whereof we all are witnesses.
- Acts 4:10
be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even in him doth this man stand here before you whole.
- John 16:9
of sin, because they believe not on me;
- Zechariah 12:10
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.
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