11 translations · Greek
John 16:13
However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.
John 16:13 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.
- KJV King James Version
- Howbeit 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and when He may come—the Spirit of truth—He will guide you to all the truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but as many things as He will hear He will speak, and the coming things He will tell you;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- However, when the Spirit of truth comes, he will teach you the whole truth. He doesn't speak for himself, but he only says what he hears, and he will tell you what's going to happen.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and when He may come — the Spirit of truth — He will guide you to all the truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but as many things as He will hear He will speak, and the coming things He will tell you;
- DBY Darby Translation
- But when he is come, the Spirit of truth, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but whatsoever he shall hear he shall speak; and he will announce to you what is coming.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But, when he, the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all the truth: for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he shall hear, that will he speak: and he will show you things to come.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- However, when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will teach you all truth. For he shall not speak of himself; but what things soever he shall hear, he shall speak; and the things that are to come, he shall shew you.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὅταν | hotan | when | G3752 ὅταν when(-ever) |
| δὲ | de | However | G1161 δέ then |
| ἔλθῃ | elthē | comes | G2064 ἔρχομαι to come/go |
| ἐκεῖνος | ekeinos | — | G1565 ἐκεῖνος that |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Πνεῦμα | Pneuma | Spirit | G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit |
| τῆς | tēs | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀληθείας | alētheias | of truth | G225 ἀλήθεια truth |
| ὁδηγήσει | hodēgēsei | He will guide | G3594 ὁδηγέω to guide |
| ὑμᾶς | hymas | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ἐν | en | into | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῇ | tē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀληθείᾳ | alētheia | truth | G225 ἀλήθεια truth |
| πάσῃ | pasē | all | G3956 πᾶς all |
| οὐ | ou | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| γὰρ | gar | For | G1063 γάρ for |
| λαλήσει | lalēsei | He will not speak | G2980 λαλέω to speak |
| ἀφ’ | aph’ | on | G575 ἀπό away from |
| ἑαυτοῦ | heautou | His own | G1438 ἑαυτοῦ themself |
| ἀλλ’ | all’ | but | G235 ἀλλά but |
| ὅσα | hosa | what | G3745 ὅσος just as/how much |
| ἀκούσει | akousei | He hears | G191 ἀκούω to hear |
| λαλήσει | lalēsei | He will speak | G2980 λαλέω to speak |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τὰ | ta | what is | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐρχόμενα | erchomena | to come | G2064 ἔρχομαι to come/go |
| ἀναγγελεῖ | anangelei | He will declare | G312 ἀναγγέλλω to report |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | to you | G4771 σύ you |
Related verses
- John 14:26
But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.
- 1 Corinthians 2:10–13
But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. For who among men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man, which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God, except God’s Spirit. But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God. …
- John 14:17
the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive; for it doesn’t see him, neither knows him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.
- John 15:26
“When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.
- 1 John 2:27
As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.
- 1 John 2:20
You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.
- Acts 2:17–18
‘It will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams. Yes, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days, I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.
- John 12:49
For I spoke not from myself, but the Father who sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
- John 7:16–18
Jesus therefore answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself. He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
- 1 John 4:6
We are of God. He who knows God listens to us. He who is not of God doesn’t listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
11 about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.
12 “I have yet many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now.
13 However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.
14 He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine, and will declare it to you.
15 All things whatever the Father has are mine; therefore I said that he takes of mine, and will declare it to you.
Read all of John 16 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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