John 16:15

John 16:15, in plain English

Jesus explains: everything the Father has is Mine. That is why the Spirit takes from what is Mine and reveals it to you. You have access to the full resources of God.

Why it's here

The Father, Son, and Spirit work together to bring truth and grace into your life. There is no shortage of what God can reveal, give, and share with you.

Who's speaking

Jesus reveals the trinitarian source of everything the Spirit brings to you.

Where it sits in the story

Think about what Jesus is saying: everything belonging to the infinite God belongs to Jesus, and the Spirit brings it to you. The resources you have access to are limitless. The well never runs dry.

The scholarly reading

Jesus explains the basis for the Spirit's revelation: everything belonging to the Father is also His. The Spirit draws from this shared divine treasury, making the Trinity's resources available to believers.

Language and setting

This verse reveals the trinitarian dynamic of revelation: the Father's resources belong to the Son, and the Spirit communicates them to believers. The full wealth of divine truth flows through this chain.

Voice

Jesus explains the trinitarian foundation of the Spirit's revelatory ministry.

Significance

Jesus reveals the trinitarian economy of revelation. The Father's infinite resources belong to the Son, and the Spirit takes from this shared wealth to disclose it to believers. There is no limit to what God can reveal because the source is the inexhaustible riches of the Trinity.

13However, 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.

14He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.

15Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you.

16In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.”

17Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”

Read all of John 16 — Jesus warns of persecution and promises the Spirit of truth. A woman in labor forgets her anguish when the child arrives — and so will they.