John 14:17-19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
17 the Spirit of truth,[a] which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it. But you know it, because it remains with you, and will be in you.(A) 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.[b] 19 In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live.(B)
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- 14:17 The Spirit of truth: this term is also used at Qumran, where it is a moral force put into a person by God, as opposed to the spirit of perversity. It is more personal in John; it will teach the realities of the new order (Jn 14:26), and testify to the truth (Jn 14:6). While it has been customary to use masculine personal pronouns in English for the Advocate, the Greek word for “spirit” is neuter, and the Greek text and manuscript variants fluctuate between masculine and neuter pronouns.
- 14:18 I will come to you: indwelling, not parousia.
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