But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you o
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He wil
Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out wha
He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been
And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father prom
And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with powe
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpo
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be wher
This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that
You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to
But I tell you truly, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”
But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!
You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”
For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three a