He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
Parallel translations
- WEB He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine, and will declare it to 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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The Spirit will glorify Jesus by taking what is His and declaring it to the disciples. The Spirit's work centers on exalting Christ.
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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 4:13–14Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
- 2 Cor 3:14–18But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
- John 15:26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
- Rev 19:10And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
- 1 Pet 1:10–12Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
- 1 Cor 12:3Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
- 1 Cor 2:8–10Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
- 2 Cor 4:6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give 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 on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
- Acts 2:32–36This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
- Gal 5:5For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
- John 16:9–10Of sin, because they believe not on me;
- John 7:39(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
- Acts 4:10–12Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
- 1 Jn 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
- 1 Jn 5:6This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
- 1 Pet 2:7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
- Zech 12:10And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon 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 firstborn.
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