the Spirit of truth See on John 14:17.

he will guide you -He and no other will be your guide." Christ is the Way and the Truth. The Spirit leads men into the Way and thus to the Truth. But He does no more than guide: He does not compel, He does not carry. They may refuse to follow, and if they follow they must exert themselves. Contrast Matthew 15:14; Luke 6:39; Acts 8:31.

into all truth Better, into all the truth, i.e. the truth in its entirety: this is very clearly expressed in the Greek.

he shall not speak of himself This does not mean -shall not speak aboutHimself" but - fromHimself." The Spirit, like the Son, cannot speak what proceeds from Himself as distinct from what proceeds from the Father: He is the Source of Divine energy and truth. Comp. John 5:19 and John 7:18. This expression -from himself, from itself" (ἀπό) is peculiar to S. John: comp. John 11:51; John 15:4.

he will shew you things to come Better, He shall declare to you the things that are coming. The Greek verb means -to announce, proclaim, declare" rather than -shew." Note the thrice repeated -He shall declare to you." The phrase -the things that are coming" is identical in form with -He that cometh" (Luke 7:19): among these things we may place the constitution of the Church and the revelation respecting the Last Judgment and its results.

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