John 16

1 These thinges haue I saide vnto you, that ye should not be offended.

'These things I have spoken to you, that ye may not be stumbled,

2 They shall excommunicate you: yea, the time shall come, that whosoeuer killeth you, will thinke that he doeth God seruice.

out of the synagogues they will put you; but an hour doth come, that every one who hath killed you, may think to offer service unto God;

3 And these things will they doe vnto you, because they haue not knowen ye Father, nor me.

and these things they will do to you, because they did not know the Father, nor me.

4 But these things haue I tolde you, that when the houre shall come, ye might remember, that I tolde you them. And these things said I not vnto you from ye beginning, because I was with you.

'But these things I have spoken to you, that when the hour may come, ye may remember them, that I said [them] to you, and these things to you from the beginning I did not say, because I was with you;

5 But now I go my way to him that sent me, and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

and now I go away to Him who sent me, and none of you doth ask me, Whither dost thou go?

6 But because I haue saide these thinges vnto you, your hearts are full of sorowe.

but because these things I have said to you, the sorrow hath filled your heart.

7 Yet I tell you the trueth, It is expedient for you that I goe away: for if I goe not away, that Comforter will not come vnto you: but if I depart, I will send him vnto you.

'But I tell you the truth; it is better for you that I go away, for if I may not go away, the Comforter will not come unto you, and if I go on, I will send Him unto you;

8 And when he is come, he will reproue the worlde of sinne, and of righteousnesse, and of iudgement.

and having come, He will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment;

9 Of sinne, because they beleeued not in me:

concerning sin indeed, because they do not believe in me;

10 Of righteousnesse, because I goe to my Father, and ye shall see me no more:

and concerning righteousness, because unto my Father I go away, and no more do ye behold me;

11 Of iudgement, because the prince of this world is iudged.

and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world hath been judged.

12 I haue yet many things to say vnto you, but ye cannot beare them nowe.

'I have yet many things to say to you, but ye are not able to bear [them] now;

13 Howbeit, when he is come which is the Spirit of trueth, he will leade you into all trueth: for he shall not speake of himselfe, but whatsoeuer he shall heare, shall he speake, and he will shew you the things to come.

and when He may come — the Spirit of truth — He will guide you to all the truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but as many things as He will hear He will speak, and the coming things He will tell you;

14 He shall glorifie me: for he shall receiue of mine, and shall shewe it vnto you.

He will glorify me, because of mine He will take, and will tell to you.

15 All thinges that the Father hath, are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shewe it vnto you.

'All things, as many as the Father hath, are mine; because of this I said, That of mine He will take, and will tell to you;

16 A litle while, and ye shall not see me: and againe a litle while, and ye shall see me: for I goe to the Father.

a little while, and ye do not behold me, and again a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go away unto the Father.'

17 Then said some of his disciples among them selues, What is this that he saieth vnto vs, A litle while, and ye shall not see me, and againe, a litle while, and ye shall see me, and, For I goe to the Father.

Therefore said [some] of his disciples one to another, 'What is this that he saith to us, A little while, and ye do not behold me, and again a little while, and ye shall see me, and, Because I go away unto the Father?'

18 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A litle while? we know not what he sayeth.

they said then, 'What is this he saith — the little while? we have not known what he saith.'

19 Now Iesus knew that they would aske him, and said vnto them, Doe ye enquire among your selues, of that I said, A litle while, and ye shall not see me: and againe, a litle while, and yee shall see me?

Jesus, therefore, knew that they were wishing to ask him, and he said to them, 'Concerning this do ye seek one with another, because I said, A little while, and you do not behold me, and again a little while, and ye shall see me?

20 Verely, verely I say vnto you, that ye shall weepe and lament, and the worlde shall reioyce: and ye shall sorowe, but your sorowe shalbe turned to ioye.

verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, and the world will rejoice; and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow joy will become.

21 A woman when she traueileth, hath sorowe, because her houre is come: but assoone as she is deliuered of the childe, she remembreth no more the anguish, for ioy that a man is borne into the world.

'The woman, when she may bear, hath sorrow, because her hour did come, and when she may bear the child, no more doth she remember the anguish, because of the joy that a man was born to the world.

22 And ye nowe therefore are in sorowe: but I will see you againe, and your hearts shall reioyce, and your ioy shall no man take from you.

'And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; and again I will see you, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one doth take from you,

23 And in that day shall ye aske me nothing. Verely, verely I say vnto you, whatsoeuer ye shall aske the Father in my Name, he will giue it you.

and in that day ye will question me nothing; verily, verily, I say to you, as many things as ye may ask of the Father in my name, He will give you;

24 Hitherto haue ye asked nothing in my Name: aske, and ye shall receiue, that your ioye may be full.

till now ye did ask nothing in my name; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

25 These things haue I spoken vnto you in parables: but the time will come, when I shall no more speake to you in parables: but I shall shew you plainely of the Father.

'These things in similitudes I have spoken to you, but there cometh an hour when no more in similitudes will I speak to you, but freely of the Father, will tell you.

26 At that day shall ye aske in my Name, and I say not vnto you, that I will pray vnto the Father for you:

'In that day, in my name ye will make request, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father for you,

27 For the Father himselfe loueth you, because ye haue loued me, and haue beleeued that I came out from God.

for the Father himself doth love you, because me ye have loved, and ye have believed that I from God came forth;

28 I am come out from the Father, and came into the worlde: againe I leaue the worlde, and goe to the Father.

I came forth from the Father, and have come to the world; again I leave the world, and go on unto the Father.'

29 His disciples saide vnto him, Loe, nowe speakest thou plainely, and thou speakest no parable.

His disciples say to him, 'Lo, now freely thou dost speak, and no similitude speakest thou;

30 Nowe knowe wee that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should aske thee. By this we beleeue, that thou art come out from God.

now we have known that thou hast known all things, and hast no need that any one do question thee; in this we believe that from God thou didst come forth.'

31 Iesus answered them, Doe you beleeue nowe?

Jesus answered them, 'Now do ye believe? lo, there doth come an hour,

32 Beholde, the houre commeth, and is already come, that ye shalbe scattered euery man into his owne, and shall leaue me alone: but I am not alone: for the Father is with me.

and now it hath come, that ye may be scattered, each to his own things, and me ye may leave alone, and I am not alone, because the Father is with me;

33 These thinges haue I spoken vnto you, that in me ye might haue peace: in the world ye shall haue affliction, but be of good comfort: I haue ouercome the world.

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage — I have overcome the world.'