But the Comforter, who is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
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Clement Of Alexandria
AD 215
For it was spoken from the beginning to those only who understand. Now that the Saviour has taught the apostles, the unwritten rendering
The Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, as proceeding also from me: and therefore Christ saith, in the next chapter, (ver. 26) that he himself will send him from the Father. He will teach you all things He will give you a more perfect knowledge of all those truths, which I have taught you. (Witham)
Teach you all things. Here the Holy Spirit is promised to the apostles, and their successors, particularly, in order to teach them all truth, and to preserve them from error. (Challoner)
The Scripture, in different places, remarks, that the apostles did not understand the accomplishment of prophecies, as soon as they were fulfilled. (Luke xxiv. 27.) They could not draw the comparison between the actions of our Saviour, and the figures of the old law: but no sooner had the Holy Spirit descended upon them, than they explained the Scriptures, their hearts and eyes being opened and enlightened by the light of the Holy Spirit. (Calmet)
See chap. xvi. ver. 12. and ...
Perhaps these things are not clear to you now, but 'He' is a clear teacher of them. And the, remains with you John 14:17, is the expression of One implying that Himself will depart. Then that they may not be grieved, He says, that as long as He should remain with them and the Spirit should not come, they would be unable to comprehend anything great or sublime. And this He said to prepare them to bear nobly His departure, as that which was to be the cause of great blessings to them. He continually calls Him Comforter, because of the afflictions which then possessed them. And since even after hearing these things they were troubled, when they thought of the sorrows, the wars, His departure, see how He calms them again by saying,
Grant, then, that all have erred; that the apostle was mistaken in giving his testimony; that the Holy Spirit had no such respect to any one (church) as to lead it into truth, although sent with this view by Christ.
But above, withal, He made a declaration concerning this His work.
Accordingly, setting out of the question the confirmer of all such things, the Paraclete, the guide of universal truth,
