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John 14:16-17 to Isaiah 40:1

NT Text: John 14:16-17

OT Source(s):

  • Isaiah 40:1 (consolation expected in messianic era)
  • Testament of Judah 20 ("spirit of truth")
  • 1QS III, 18; IV, 23-26 (two spirits: truth and deceit)

Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Reference Type: Allusion

Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment

Significance: Paraklētos not in LXX (except Aquila/Theodotion Job 16:2 plural). Noun paraklēsis and verb parakaleō used for messianic "consoling" (Isaiah 40:1; cf. b. Mak. 5b). "Spirit of truth" current in Judaism (T.