John 16

1 “These things I have spoken to you, that you may not be stumbled.

I have said these things to you so that you may not be in doubt.

2 They will put you out of the synagogues, but an hour comes that everyone who has killed you may think to offer service to God;

They will put you out of the Synagogues: yes, the time is coming when whoever puts you to death will have the belief that he is doing God's pleasure.

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

They will do these things to you because they have not had knowledge of the Father or of me.

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

I have said these things to you so that when the time comes, what I have said may come to your mind. I did not say them to you at the first, because then I was still with you.

5 and now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, To where do you go?

But now I am going to him who sent me; and not one of you says to me, Where are you going?

6 But because I have said to you these things, the sorrow has filled your heart.

But your hearts are full of sorrow because I have said these things.

7 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 to you, and if I go on, I will send Him to you;

But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

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

And he, when he comes, will make the world conscious of sin, and of righteousness, and of being judged:

9 concerning sin indeed, because they do not believe in Me;

Of sin, because they have not faith in me;

10 and concerning righteousness, because I go away to My Father, and you behold Me no more;

Of righteousness, because I go to the Father and you will see me no more;

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

Of being judged, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

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

I have still much to say to you, but you are not strong enough for it now.

13 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;

However, when he, the Spirit of true knowledge, has come, he will be your guide into all true knowledge: for his words will not come from himself, but whatever has come to his hearing, that he will say: and he will make clear to you the things to come.

14 He will glorify Me, because He will take of Mine, and will tell to you.

He will give me glory, because he will take of what is mine, and make it clear to you.

15 All things, as many as the Father has, are Mine; because of this I said that He will take of Mine, and will tell to you;

Everything which the Father has is mine: that is why I say, He will take of what is mine and will make it clear to you.

16 a little while, and you do not behold Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go away to the Father.”

After a little time you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me.

17 Therefore [some] of His disciples said to one another, “What is this that He says to us, A little while, and you do not behold Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me, and, Because I go away to the Father?”

So some of the disciples said one to another, What is this he is saying, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me? and, I am going to the Father?

18 They said then, “What is this He says—the little while? We have not known what He says.”

So they said again and again, What is this he is saying, A little time? His words are not clear to us.

19 Jesus, therefore, knew that they were wishing to ask Him, and He said to them, “Concerning this do you seek with one another, because I said, A little while, and you do not behold Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me?

Jesus saw that they had a desire to put the question to him, so he said to them, Is this what you are questioning one with another, why I said, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me?

20 Truly, truly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, and the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will become joy.

Truly I say to you, You will be weeping and sorrowing, but the world will be glad: you will be sad, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

21 The woman, when she may bear, has sorrow, because her hour came, and when she may bear the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, because of the joy that a man was born into the world.

When a woman is about to give birth she has sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she has given birth to the child, the pain is put out of her mind by the joy that a man has come into the world.

22 And you, therefore, now indeed have sorrow; and again I will see you, and your heart will rejoice, and no one takes your joy from you,

So you have sorrow now: but I will see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and no one will take away your joy.

23 and in that day you will question nothing of Me; truly, truly, I say to you, as many things as you may ask of the Father in My Name, He will give you;

And on that day you will put no questions to me. Truly I say to you, Whatever request you make to the Father, he will give it to you in my name.

24 until now you asked nothing in My Name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

Up to now you have made no request in my name: do so, and it will be answered, so that your hearts may be full of joy.

25 I have spoken these things in allegories to you, but there comes an hour when I will no longer speak to you in allegories, but will tell you freely of the Father.

All this I have said to you in veiled language: but the time is coming when I will no longer say things in veiled language but will give you knowledge of the Father clearly.

26 In that day you will make request in My Name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father for you,

In that day you will make requests in my name: and I do not say that I will make prayer to the Father for you,

27 for the Father Himself cherishes you, because you have cherished Me, and you have believed that I came forth from God;

For the Father himself gives his love to you, because you have given your love to me and have had faith that I came from God.

28 I came forth from the Father, and have come into the world; again I leave the world, and go on to the Father.”

I came out from the Father and have come into the world: again, I go away from the world and go to the Father.

29 His disciples say to Him, “Behold, now You speak freely, and You do not speak allegory;

His disciples said, Now you are talking clearly and not in veiled language.

30 now we have known that You have known all things, and have no need that anyone questions You; in this we believe that You came forth from God.”

Now we are certain that you have knowledge of all things and have no need for anyone to put questions to you: through this we have faith that you came from God.

31 Jesus answered them, “Now do you believe? Behold, there comes an hour,

Jesus made answer, Have you faith now?

32 and now it has come, that you may be scattered, each to his own things, and you may leave Me alone, and I am not alone, because the Father is with Me;

See, a time is coming, yes, it is now here, when you will go away in all directions, every man to his house, and I will be by myself: but I am not by myself, because the Father is with me.

33 these things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace, in the world you will have tribulation, but take courage—I have overcome the world.”

I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.