These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
Parallel translations
- WEB I have said these things to you, while still living with you.
- BSB All this I have spoken to you while I am still with you.
- NKJV “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you.
- NASB “These things I have spoken to you while remaining with you.
- NLT I am telling you these things now while I am still with you.
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Quick answer
Jesus notes that He has spoken these things while still physically present with the disciples. His instruction will be carried on by the Spirit after He departs.
Overview
This brief verse marks a transition, looking ahead to His departure. While present, Jesus taught directly; soon the Holy Spirit would continue that ministry of teaching and reminding. It reassures the disciples that the truth they have received will not be lost but preserved and deepened by the promised Counselor.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- John 17:6–8I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
- John 13:19Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
- John 16:12I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
- John 16:1–4These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
- John 14:29And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.
- John 15:11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
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John declares him plainly: the eternal Word made flesh, the Lamb of God, the great 'I AM' — bread, light, door, shepherd, way, truth, life, resurrection — that you may believe and have life in his name.
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