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13Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

John 16:13

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 7-15)

As it was usual with the Old Testament prophets to comfort the church in its calamities with the promise of the Messiah ( Isa. 9:6 ; Mic. 5:6 ; Zech. 3:8 ); so, the Messiah being come, the promise of the Spirit was the great cordial, and is still. Three things we have here concerning the Comforter’s coming :-- I. That Christ’s departure was absolutely necessary to the Comforter’s coming, John 16:7...

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