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And ye behold me no more (κα ουκετ θεωρειτε με). With the bodily eyes and without the Holy Spirit they are unable to behold Jesus …

Of righteousness. This seems clearly to refer to the righteousness or innocence of Jesus himself. He was now persecuted. He was soon to be…

Of righteousne , because I go to my Father.—In the conviction of sin, the world is convinced of its own sin by the Spirit…

And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment of sin, because they believe not on me; of righteo…

St. John Chrysostom: The disciples, not yet perfected and being overcome by sorrow, were rebuked and corrected by our Lord. He…

(b) The second area in which the Spirit convicts people is “righteousne ” (GK 1466). He enforces the absolute standard of God’s character, to which…

Of righteousness. We must pay attention to the succession of steps which Christ lays down. He now says that the world must be

Of righteousness, because I go to my Father
The "righteousness" here spoken of, does, in the first sense of the word…

Christ's departure was nece ary for the Comforter's coming. Sending the Spirit was to be the fruit of Christ's death, which was His going away. His…

Previously, our Lord consoled His apostles by promising them the Holy Spirit. Here He shows the benefit the Holy Spirit will bring to the…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson