John 16
Jesus’ Warning
16“aThese things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from bstumbling. 2“They will aput you out of the synagogue, but ban hour is coming for everyone cwho kills you to think that he is offering service to God. 3“These things they will do abecause they did not know the Father or Me. 4“But these things I have spoken to you, aso that when their hour comes, you 1may remember that I told you of them. These things I did not say to you bat the beginning, because I was with you.
The Spirit Is Promised Again
5“But now aI am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘bWhere are You going?’ 6“But because I have said these things to you, asorrow has filled your heart. 7“But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the 1,aAdvocate will not come to you; but if I go, bI will send Him to you. 8“And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; 9concerning sin, abecause they do not believe in Me; 10and concerning arighteousness, because bI go to the Father and you no longer see Me; 11aand concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
12“I still have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13“But when He, athe Spirit of truth, comes, He will bguide you into all the truth; for He will not speak from Himself, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. 14“He will aglorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you. 15“aAll things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you.
Sorrow Turned to Joy
16“aA little while, and byou will no longer see Me; and again a little while, and cyou will see Me.” 17Some of His disciples then said to one another, “What is this He is telling us, ‘aA little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because bI go to the Father’?” 18So they were saying, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.” 19aJesus knew that they were wishing to question Him, and He said to them, “Are you deliberating together about this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me’? 20“Truly, truly, I say to you, that ayou will cry and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but byour sorrow will be turned into joy. 21“aWhenever a woman is in labor she has sorrow, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a 1child has been born into the world. 22“Therefore ayou too have sorrow now; but bI will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
I Have Overcome the World
23“aAnd on that day byou will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, cif you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you. 24“aUntil now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your bjoy may be made complete.
25“These things I have spoken to you in afigures of speech; ban hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you openly of the Father. 26“aOn that day byou will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf; 27for athe Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and bhave believed that cI came forth from the Father. 28“aI came forth from the Father and have come into the world; I am leaving the world again and bgoing to the Father.”
29His disciples *said, “Behold, now You are speaking openly and are not 1using aa figure of speech. 30“Now we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question You; by this we abelieve that You bcame from God.” 31Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32“Behold, aan hour is coming, and has already come, for byou to be scattered, each to chis own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet dI am not alone, because the Father is with Me. 33“These things I have spoken to you, so that ain Me you may have peace. bIn the world you have tribulation, but ctake courage; dI have overcome the world.”