John 16:7 (WEB)
Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I don’t go away, the Counselor won’t come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
Catechism · 2
The Sacrament of Confirmation
“On several occasions Christ promised this outpouring of the Spirit,” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Lk 12:12; Jn 3:5-8; 7:37-39; 16:7-15; Acts 1:8.
"I Believe in the Holy Spirit"
“Only when the hour has arrived for his glorification does Jesus promise the coming of the Holy Spirit, since his Death and Resurrection will fulfill the promise made to the fathers.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jn 14:16-17, 26; 15:26; 16:7-15; 17:26.
Fathers and councils · 34
Irenaeus of Lyons
“Wherefore also the Lord promised to send the Comforter, who should join us to God.” — editor's note: John xvi. 7.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“And indeed the Lord Himself said, ‘The Spirit shall take of Mine;’ and ‘I will send Him;’ and to His disciples, ‘Receive ye the Holy Ghost.’” — editor's note: John xvi. 14, 7; xx. 22.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“He is called also the Comforter, as He said, For if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you.” — editor's note: Ib. v. 7.
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Ambrose of Milan
“…shall not come, even as Christ Himself hath told us: “For if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you, but if I depart, I will send Him unto you.”” — editor's note: S. John xvi. 7.
Read the whole comment“And He, when He is come, will rebuke the world, concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment.”” — editor's note: S. John xvi. 7, 8.
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John Chrysostom
“For both the, “remaineth with you” ( c. xvi. 7 ), and, “My departure is expedient for you,” were expressions of One giving comfort.” — the author cites it
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Read the whole comment“But how saith He, “If I go not away, He will not come” ( c. xvi. 7 ), and yet giveth them the Spirit?” — the author cites it
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Tertullian
“Even the Lord Himself said that the Spirit would not descend on any other condition, but that He should first ascend to the Father.” — editor's note: John xvi. 6, 7.
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Basil the Great
“And as Paraclete He expresses in Himself the goodness of the Paraclete who sent Him, and in His own dignity manifests the majesty of Him from whom He proceeded.” — editor's note: παράκλητος occurs five times in the N.T., and is rendered in A.V. in John xiv. 16 and 26, xv. 26 and xvi. 7, Comforter; in 1 John ii. 1 Advocate, as applied to…
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Augustine of Hippo
“Nevertheless I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you.”” — editor's note: John xvi. 6, 7
Read the whole comment“As He also says of the Holy Spirit, “If I depart, I will send Him unto you.”” — editor's note: John xvi. 7
Read the whole comment““I,” He says, “came forth from the Father, and am come into the world.”” — editor's note: John xvi. 7, 28
Read the whole comment“On the words of the Gospel, John xvi. 7, “I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away,” etc.” — the author cites it
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Hilary of Poitiers
“For it is expedient for you that I go: if I go I will send you the Advocate.” — editor's note: Ib. 7.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“He leaves out the I will ask, but He keeps the Shall send, then again, I will send,—His own dignity.” — editor's note: John xvi. 7.
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Clement of Alexandria
““For to you,” he says, “they are manifested by the Holy Ghost, who was sent;” that is the Paraclete, of whom the Lord said, “If I go not away, He will not come.”” — editor's note: John xvi. 7.
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Catena Aurea on John
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on John
The disciples, not as yet perfected, being overcome by sorrow, our Lord blames and corrects them, saying, But now I go My way to Him that sent Me; and none of you asketh Me, Whither goest Thou? They were so struck…
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Or whereas they had asked Him above, whither He was going, and He had replied that He was going whither they would not come; now He promises that He will go in such a way that no one will ask Him whither He goeth:…
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As if He said, Though your grief be ever so great, ye must hear how that it is profitable for you that I go away. What the profit is He then shews: For if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you.
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This He says not on account of any inequality between the Word of God and the Holy Ghost, but because the presence of the Son of man amongst them would impede the coming of the latter. For the Holy Ghost did not…
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But could He not send Him while here, Him, Who, we know, came and abode on Him at His baptism, yea Him from Whom we know He never could be separated? What meaneth then, If I go not away, the Comforter will not come…
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As if He said plainly, If I withdraw not My body from your eyes, I cannot lead you to the understanding of the Invisible, through the Comforting Spirit.
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The Holy Ghost the Comforter brought this, that the form of a servant which our Lord had received in the womb of the Virgin, being removed from the fleshly eye, He was manifested to the purified mental vision in the…
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What say they here, who entertain unworthy notions of the Spirit? Is it expedient for the master to go away, and a servant to come? He then shews the good that the Spirit will do: And when He is come, He will reprove…
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But how is it that Christ did not reprove the world? Is it because Christ spoke among the Jews only, whereas the Holy Spirit, poured into His disciples throughout the whole world, reproved not one nation only, but…
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But it makes a great difference whether one believes in Christ, or only that He is Christ. For that He was Christ, even the devils believed: but e believes in Christ, who both hopes in Christ and loves Christ.
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The world is reproved of sin, because it believes not in Christ, and reproved of righteousness, the righteousness of those that believe. The very contrast of the believing, is the censure of the unbelieving. Of…
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Or thus: They believed not, He went to the Father. Theirs therefore was the sin, His the righteousness. But that He came from the Father to us, was mercy; that He went to the Father, was righteousness; according to…
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Or, is judged, i. e. is destined irrevocably for the punishment of eternal fire. And of this judgment is the world reproved, in that it is judged with its prince, the proud and ungodly one whom it imitates. Let men…
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Or thus: Shall reprove the world of sin, i. e. cut off all excuse, and shew that they have sinned unpardonably in not believing in Me, when they see the ineffable gift of the Holy Ghost obtained by calling upon Me.
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In this way too the Holy Ghost reproved the world of sin, i. e. by the mighty works He did in the name of the Saviour, Who was condemned by the world. The Saviour, His righteousness retained, feared not to return to…
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i. e. My going to the Father will be a proof that I have led an irreproachable life, so that they will not be able to say, This man is a sinner; this man is not from God. (c. 9:24, 16) Again, inasmuch as I conquered…
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The devils seeing souls go from hell1 to heaven, knew that the prince of this world was judged, and being brought to trial in the Saviour’s cause, had lost all right to what he held. This was seen on our Saviour’s…
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Cross-references · 33
Cited together in Catechism §729.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.6.
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Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith IV.2.
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Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.6.
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Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.6.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith IV.2.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith IV.2.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.6.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith IV.2.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.6.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.6.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.6.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.6.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.6.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith IV.2.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in Catechism §729.
Cited together in Catechism §729.
Cited together in Catechism §729.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith IV.2.
Cited together in Catechism §729.