It was the Holy Spirit who reminded him of them after the first Pentecost. For John himself confessed at different times that the disciples did not understand the truth of some of the words that Jesus said until the time after his resurrection and the descent of the Holy Spirit on them. In this way, he perceived later the meaning of Jesus' words, which he said about himself and which contained the phrase "I AM".
Kwa kuwa Yohana mwenyewe alishuhudia sehemu zingine tofauti kwamba wanafunzi hawakuelewa ukweli wa maneno mengine alioyasema Yesu mpaka baada ya kufufuka kwake na kuja kwa Roho Mtakatifu juu yao.