16:15a

Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine: This sentence indicates that there is no division between Jesus and his Father. What one knows and says, the other knows and says. The Son possesses all the wisdom and knowledge of the Father. For example:

Everything the Father says is also what I say. (God’s Word)

16:15b

That is why I said that: This expression means that 16:15a is the reason why Jesus said what he did in 16:14b. He said that the Holy Spirit would take what was Jesus’ to tell the disciples because all that the Father has is Jesus’. It is the same as taking God the Father’s message. The wisdom and knowledge of the truth that the Father has, the Son has also. Because of this, Jesus could say that the Spirit would take and declare his message. Here is another way to translate this phrase:

For this reason I said that… (New Revised Standard Version)

the Spirit will take from what is Mine: The Holy Spirit will take, that is, accept or receive, Jesus’ message. See how you translated this clause in 16:14. For example:

the Spirit will take what I give him (Good News Translation)
-or-
the Spirit takes my message (Contemporary English Version)
-or-
what the Spirit tells you comes from me

16:15c

and disclose it to you: The word disclose means “tell.” The word “will” from “will take” in 16:15b also connects with disclose to make the verb future. The Holy Spirit will tell the disciples the message that he will receive from Jesus. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

and tell it to you (Good News Translation)
-or-
and make it known to you (Revised English Bible)

General Comment on 16:15b–c

In some languages it may be natural to use a direct quotation when Jesus refers to his own words. For example:

That is why I said, ‘He will take what I say and tell it to you.’ (God’s Word)

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