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He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine, and will declare it to you.
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The Spirit's Mission: Glorify Christ
Commentators unanimously agree that the Holy Spirit's primary mission is to glorify Jesus Christ. His work is not to draw attention to Himself but to exalt the person, character, and work of Jesus. As the Expositor's Bible Commentary notes, the Spirit's chief purpose is to make Jesus central in the believer's thinking and real in their life.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Shall glorify me. He shall honor me. The nature of his influence shall be to exalt my character and work in the mind.
Shall rec…
He shall glorify me (εκεινος εμε δοξασε). This is the glory of the Holy Spirit, to glorify Jesus Christ.
For he sha…
19th Century
Anglican
He shall glorify me.—The pronoun here is full of emphasis. The thought is that the future guidance of the Spirit, promise…
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Baptist
For he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of min…
(3) The third function of the Spirit is to “glorify” (GK 1519) Christ. His chief purpose is not to make himself prominent but to magnify the person…
16th Century
Protestant
He will glorify me. Christ now reminds them that the Spirit will not come to erect any new kingdom, but rather to confirm the glory which …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He shall glorify me In the ministration of the Gospel, which is "the ministration of the Spirit", ([Reference 2 Cori…
Christ's departure was necessary for the Comforter's coming. Sending the Spirit was to be the fruit of Christ's death, which was His going away. Hi…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, we saw two results of the Holy Spirit’s coming: the conviction of the world and the instruction of the disciples. Now the thi…
