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25 But in order that the word written in their law[a] might be fulfilled, ‘They hated me without cause.’(A)

26 “When the Advocate comes whom I will send[b] you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me.(B) 27 And you also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 15:25 In their law: law is here used as a larger concept than the Pentateuch, for the reference is to Ps 35:19 or Ps 69:5. See notes on Jn 10:34; 12:34. Their law reflects the argument of the church with the synagogue.
  2. 15:26 Whom I will send: in Jn 14:16, 26, the Paraclete is to be sent by the Father, at the request of Jesus. Here the Spirit comes from both Jesus and the Father in mission; there is no reference here to the eternal procession of the Spirit.

25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law:(A) ‘They hated me without reason.’[a](B)

The Work of the Holy Spirit

26 “When the Advocate(C) comes, whom I will send to you from the Father(D)—the Spirit of truth(E) who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me.(F) 27 And you also must testify,(G) for you have been with me from the beginning.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. John 15:25 Psalms 35:19; 69:4