He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.
Parallel translations
- WEB He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine, and will declare it to you.
- KJV He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto 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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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.
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Cross-references · 18
- 1 Jn 4:13–14By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
- 2 Cor 3:14–18But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.
- John 15:26When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.
- Rev 19:10So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on 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 who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
- 1 Cor 12:3Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
- 1 Cor 2:8–10None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
- 2 Cor 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- 1 Jn 3:23And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
- Acts 2:32–36God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- Gal 5:5But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.
- John 16:9–10in regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me;
- John 7:39He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.
- Acts 4:10–12then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
- 1 Jn 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
- 1 Jn 5:6This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.
- 1 Pet 2:7To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
- Zech 12:10Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
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