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John 16:32

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

Behold the hour cometh, yea, is now come,.... The time is at hand, yea, it may, in a sense, be said to be already come, it was within an hour: and indeed the following prayer might be delivered in less than an hour's time; when he went immediately into the garden, and was apprehended; or at least in a very little while it would come to pass, that...

John 16:32

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. Oh! you that say you believe tonight, beware lest tomorrow you should be scattered in unbelief and fear. Whatever faith we have is God’s giving, and if it remain with us, it...

John 16:32

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: Ah, me! these were the men who said they believed in him; yet, in his time of trial, they fled like cowardly unbelievers. God help us, and sustain us, or we shall do as they did!

John 16:32

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. How gloriously is that blessed truth put in just here! The awful solitude that Christ was about to pass through can hardly be understood by us. It was not only that every friend forsook him, but that there was not under heaven a single person who could sympathize with him. He was going through...

John 16:32

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. These poor creatures, who were so bold and so oversure, would all be runaways. If persecution were to arise in our day, I wonder how many of us would be found true men. Ah!...

John 16:33

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

These things I have spoken unto you,.... As this is the conclusion of our Lord's sermons to his disciples, these words may well enough be thought to have regard to all that he had said in general; as concerning his departure from them; his going to prepare a place for them; his union to them, and their communion with him; and the various...

John 16:33

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. Your Lord wants you to have peace. Come, then, ye tried ones, ye who are tossed about with a thousand troublous thoughts, it is your Master’s wish and will that ye should have peace. Joh_16:33. In the world ye shall have tribulation: You have found that true, have you not?...

John 16:33

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. Christ wants his disciples to have peace. Are you fretting tonight? Are you afraid of Monday? Are you fearful about the trials of the week? Christ wants you to be at peace. Be quiet. Be...