The Holy Spirit himself, as the Spirit of the Father, will speak through the disciples (John 15:26; Acts 4:8, Acts 4:31). Jesus always spoke about your Father
and my Father,
and it was only when he taught the disciples to pray that he addressed God as our Father,
but in this case the prayer was also conducted on behalf of the disciples. This collective address of God as our Father
relates to the fact that he is the only-begotten Son of God, while all who believe in him are now called the children of God (John 1:12). Jesus here uses the phrase your Father
to stress the relationship of the disciples to God as their Father, so the disciples can thus, when serving their Father, always trust in the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
In terms of Matthew’s Gospel, Matthew 10:20 is the first time that the special guidance of the Holy Spirit is mentioned, but of course Jesus may have spoken to his disciples about the Holy Spirit at an earlier stage. Here we can think of John 14:26 and John 15:26. After Jesus’ ascension, the Spirit is given as a Helper—the Spirit of their Father. Jesus had already preached God’s fatherhood towards the disciples (see Matthew 6:9, Matthew 6:32; Matthew 7:11), so it is a comfort to the apostles (with the Spirit as the Comforter) to hear that the Spirit of which Jesus speaks comes from their Father. If this Spirit speaks within them, they are right with God.
It is the Holy Spirit himself who, as the Spirit of the Father, will speak through the disciples (John 15:26;, Acts 4:8, Acts 4:31). Jesus always spoke about your Father
and my Father,
and it was only when he taught the disciples to pray that he addressed God as our Father,
but in this case the prayer was also conducted on behalf of the disciples. This collective address of God as our Father
needs to be understood in light of the fact that he is the only-begotten Son of God, while all who believe in him are now called the children of God (John 1:12). When Jesus here uses the phrase your Father,
he does so to emphasize the new relationship of the disciples to God as their Father. The disciples can therefore, when acting in the service of their Father, always trust in the guidance of the Holy Spirit.1
In terms of the Gospel of Matthew, the text here in Matthew 10:20 is the first time that the special guidance of the Holy Spirit is mentioned, but it is of course possible that Jesus had spoken to his disciples about the Holy Spirit at an earlier stage. Here we can think of John 14:26 and John 15:26. Once Jesus ascends into heaven, the Spirit is given as a Helper. This is the Spirit of the Father, of their Father. The fatherhood of God towards the disciples is certainly something that Jesus had preached earlier (see Matthew 6:9, Matthew 6:32; Matthew 7:11). As such it is a great comfort to the apostles (with the Spirit being the Comforter) to be able to hear that the Spirit of which Jesus speaks comes from their Father. If this Spirit speaks within them, they are right with God .
19 Mais, quand on vous livrera, ne vous inquiétez ni de la manière dont vous parlerez ni de ce que vous direz: ce que vous aurez à dire vous sera donné à l'heure même;