John 16 · Verse 15

John 16:15

All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
John 16:15, King James Version

John 16:15 in other translations

BSBEverything 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.
WEBAll things that the Father has are mine; therefore I said that he takes of mine and will declare it to you.
ASVAll things whatsoever the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he taketh of mine, and shall declare it unto you.
YLT‘All things, as many as the Father hath, are mine; because of this I said, That of mine He will take, and will tell to you;
DARBYAll things that the Father has are mine; on account of this I have said that he receives of mine and shall announce it to you.
BBEEverything which the Father has is mine: that is why I say, He will take of what is mine and will make it clear to you.
WebsterAll things that the Father hath are mine: therefore I said, that he will take of mine, and show it to you.

What does John 16:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 16:12-15

12-15. when he, the Spirit of truth, is come ... he shall not speak of himself--that is, from Himself, but, like Christ Himself, "what He hears," what is given Him to communicate. he will show you things to come--referring specially to those revelations which, in the Epistles partially, but most fully in the Apocalypse, open up a vista into the Future of the Kingdom of God, whose horizon is the everlasting hills.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 15. All things, &c. See Mt 28:18, 11:27. No one could have said this who was not equal with the Father. The union was so intimate, though mysterious, that it might with propriety be said that whatever was done in relation to the Son, was also done in regard to the Father. See Jn 14:9.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 All things that the Father hath are mine - If Christ had not been equal to God, could he have said this without blasphemy? And show it unto you - As Christ is represented the Ambassador of the Father, so the Holy Spirit is represented the ambassador of the Son, coming vested with his authority, as the interpreter and executor of his will.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 16:7-15

Christ's departure was necessary to the Comforter's coming. Sending the Spirit was to be the fruit of Christ's death, which was his going away. His bodily presence could be only in one place at one time, but his Spirit is every where, in all places, at all times, wherever two or three are gathered together in his name. See here the office of the Spirit, first to reprove, or to convince. Convincing work is the…

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John 16:15 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΠάνταPantaAll thingsG3956
ὅσαhosaas much asG3745
ἔχειecheihasG2192
ὁhotheG3588
πατὴρpatērFatherG3962
ἐμάemaMineG1473
ἐστιν·estinare;G1510
διὰdiabecause ofG1223
τοῦτοtoutothisG3778
εἶπονeiponI saidG2036
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἐκekfromG1537
τοῦtouthat which [is]G3588
ἐμοῦemouMineG1473
λαμβάνειlambaneiHe receivesG2983
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀναγγελεῖanangeleiwill discloseG312
ὑμῖν.huminto you.G4771

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 16:15

  • John 17:10

    And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.

  • Matthew 11:27

    All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

  • John 3:35

    The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

  • Luke 10:22

    All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

  • Colossians 1:19

    For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

  • Matthew 28:18

    And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

  • John 13:3

    Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;

  • John 10:29-30

    My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. I and my Father are one.

  • Colossians 2:9

    For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

  • Colossians 2:3

    In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

  • John 17:2

    As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3:35; 10:29,30; 13:3; 17:2,10; Mt 11:27; 28:18; Lu 10:22; Col 1:19
Col 2:3,9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • John 16:14

    He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

  • John 16:15

    All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

  • John 16:16

    A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.

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John 16:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Todo lo que tiene el Padre, mío es: por eso dije que tomará de lo mío, y os lo hará saber.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tout ce qu’a le Père est à moi; c’est pourquoi j’ai dit qu’il prend du mien, et qu’il vous l’annoncera.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Alles, was der Vater hat, ist mein; darum sagte ich, daß er von dem Meinen empfängt und euch verkündigen wird.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Omnia quæcumque habet Pater, mea sunt. Propterea dixi: quia de meo accipiet, et annuntiabit vobis.