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He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine, and will declare it to you.
John 16:14 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
  • BSB He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.
  • NKJV He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.
  • NASB He will glorify Me, for He will take from Mine and will disclose it to you.
  • NLT He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me.

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Quick answer

The Spirit will glorify Jesus by taking what is His and declaring it to the disciples. The Spirit's work centers on exalting Christ.

Overview

The Holy Spirit's chief aim is to glorify the Son, drawing from the riches of Christ and making them known to believers. The Spirit does not draw attention to Himself but illumines and magnifies Jesus. This Christ-centered ministry of the Spirit is a touchstone for discerning the Spirit's genuine work in the church.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 18

  • 1 Jn 4:13–14By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
  • 2 Cor 3:14–18But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.
  • John 15:26“When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.
  • Rev 19:10I fell down before his feet to worship him. He said to me, “Look! Don’t do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy.”
  • 1 Pet 1:10–12Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you,
  • 1 Cor 12:3Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God’s Spirit says, “Jesus is accursed.” No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” but by the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Cor 2:8–10which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory.
  • 2 Cor 4:6seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Jn 3:23This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.
  • Acts 2:32–36This Jesus God raised up, to which we all are witnesses.
  • Gal 5:5For we, through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.
  • John 16:9–10about sin, because they don’t believe in me;
  • John 7:39But he said this about the Spirit, which those believing in him were to receive. For the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus wasn’t yet glorified.
  • Acts 4:10–12be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, in him does this man stand here before you whole.
  • 1 Jn 5:20We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
  • 1 Jn 5:6This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
  • 1 Pet 2:7For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected, has become the chief cornerstone,”
  • Zech 12:10I will pour on David’s house, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they will look to me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and will grieve bitterly for him, as one grieves for his firstborn.

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Christ at the center

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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