Just as he had ministered to them for three years, now the Spirit would guide them into all truth ( John 16:13). He would show them things to come ( John 16:13). He would teach them what they needed to know ( John 14:26). He would help them pray ( John 14:12–13; 16:23–24). In short, he would glorify the Son by taking the things of Christ and making them real to his followers ( John 16:14–15). The world could not receive this truth, for it did not know Jesus; but the disciples knew him, for he was with them, and in the Spirit he would continue to be with them forever ( John 14:17).
