All this
This phrase refers to the teachings and revelations Jesus has imparted to His disciples. In the Greek, "ταῦτα πάντα" (tauta panta) emphasizes the totality and completeness of His message. Jesus has been preparing His disciples for His departure, ensuring they have a comprehensive understanding of His mission and the Kingdom of God. This underscores the importance of His teachings as foundational truths for the Christian faith.

I have spoken
The Greek verb "λελάληκα" (lelalēka) is in the perfect tense, indicating a completed action with ongoing effects. Jesus' words are not just historical utterances but living truths that continue to resonate and guide believers. His spoken word carries divine authority and power, echoing the creative word of God in Genesis, which brought the universe into existence.

to you
This personal address highlights the intimate relationship between Jesus and His disciples. The Greek "ὑμῖν" (hymin) signifies a direct communication, emphasizing that His teachings are meant for those who follow Him closely. It reflects the personal nature of discipleship, where Jesus imparts wisdom and guidance to those who are committed to His path.

while I am still with you
This phrase, "μεθ’ ὑμῶν μένων" (meth’ hymōn menōn), indicates the temporal context of Jesus' earthly ministry. It acknowledges the impending change as Jesus prepares for His crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. Historically, this was a pivotal moment for the disciples, as they were about to transition from having Jesus physically present to experiencing His presence through the Holy Spirit. This underscores the urgency and importance of His teachings, as they would soon need to rely on the Spirit for guidance and remembrance of His words.

1. Jesus Christ
The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing His disciples during the Last Supper, providing them with comfort and instruction before His impending crucifixion.

2. The Disciples
The immediate audience of Jesus' words, they are His closest followers who have been with Him throughout His ministry. They are about to face a time of confusion and fear as Jesus prepares them for His departure.

3. The Last Supper
The setting of this discourse, this is a significant event where Jesus shares a final meal with His disciples and imparts crucial teachings and promises.The Importance of Jesus' Words
Jesus' teachings are foundational for Christian faith and practice. His words, spoken while He was physically present, are meant to guide and instruct believers in all aspects of life.

The Role of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is essential in helping believers understand and remember Jesus' teachings. This divine assistance is crucial for spiritual growth and discernment.

Preparation for Trials
Jesus prepared His disciples for the challenges they would face after His departure. Believers today can find comfort and strength in His teachings during times of trial and uncertainty.

Continuity of Jesus' Ministry
Jesus' ministry did not end with His physical departure. Through the Holy Spirit, His teachings and presence continue to be active and relevant in the lives of believers.(25) These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.--Better, . . . while abiding with you. He was about to depart from them. He had been speaking to them words which they found it hard to understand. He now pauses in His teaching, and proceeds to tell them of the Holy Spirit who should interpret His words to them.

Verses 25, 26. - These things (in antithesis to the "all things" of which he is about to speak), namely, the great consolations and instructions just delivered not the whole course of his ministerial prophetic teaching - have I uttered, and these things I am stilt continuing to address to you, while remaining with you; but the Paraclete (Advocate), of whom I have spoken as the "Spirit of truth," and whom I now more fully define as the Holy Spirit (this is the only place in this Gospel where this full and elsewhere often-used designation occurs), whom the Father will send - in answer to my prayer (Ver. 16), and as he has already sent me - m my Name. This shows that, while the disciples are to approach the Father "in the Name," in the fullness of perfection involved in the filial Name of Jesus, so the Father sends the Paraelete in the same Name, in the full recognition of Christ as the Sphere of all his gracious work. Meyer emphasizes by it the Name of Jesus; "in my Name," say Grotius, Lucke; "at my intercession" or "in my stead" (Tholuck, Ewald); "as my Representative" (Watkins). But the great Name of Jesus is "the Son" (Hebrews 1:1-5). In the Sonship which he realized and displayed, the Father himself was manifested. The Spirit is sent from the Father fully to reveal the Son, while the substance of the teaching and meaning of the life of our Lord, in his Divine training of souls revealed the Father. He (ἐκεῖνος, a masculine and emphatic pronoun, which gives personal quality and dignity to the Spirit, and points to all that is here predicated of his agency) shall teach you all things that you need to know over and above what I have said (λελάληκα), and he will assist you to know more than you do now. He shall remind you of the all things which I have said to you. The teaching of Christ, according to St. John's own statement, was vastly more extensive than all that had been recorded, the impression produced far deeper than anything that could be measured; yet even this would have been evaporated into vague sentiment, if the veritable things, the marvelous and incomparable wisdom, uttered by the Lord had not, by the special teaching of the Spirit, been re-communicated to the apostles by extraordinary refreshment of memory. The supernatural energy of the memory of the apostles, and their profound insight, is the basis of the New Testament, and the fulfillment of this promise. This sacred training will not teach specifically new truths, because the germinant form of all spiritual truth had been communicated by Christ; nor would the instruction create a fundamental deposit of tradition as yet unrevealed; nor is it to be such an intensification or addition to things already said as to contradict the teaching of the Lord; but the Holy Spirit will bring to the remembrance of the apostles all that the living Logos had spoken. Hence the mystic, the traditionist, and the rationalist cannot find support for their theses in these great words. The πάντα, however, gives a bright hint of the completeness of the equipment of the apostles for their work.

Parallel Commentaries ...


All this
Ταῦτα (Tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

I have spoken
λελάληκα (lelalēka)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

to you
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

[while] I am still
μένων (menōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3306: To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay.

with
παρ’ (par’)
Preposition
Strong's 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.

you.
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.


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