The Eastern Orthodox doctrine of the Procession of the Holy Spirit is based on the word of Jesus in John 15:26 "'''the Spirit of truth, who ''proceeds from'' the Father'''" . He also stated that he himself "proceeded and came forth from God" in John 8:42 "I ''came from'' the Father, and have come into the world.'''". Compare the following scriptures with their interlinear Greek texts: | The Eastern Orthodox doctrine of the Procession of the Holy Spirit is based on the word of Jesus in John 15:26 "'''the Spirit of truth, who ''proceeds from'' the Father'''" . He also stated that he himself "proceeded and came forth from God" in John 8:42 "I ''came from'' the Father, and have come into the world.'''". Compare the following scriptures with their interlinear Greek texts: |