John 16

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

“These things I have spoken to you, so that you would not stumble.

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. But the hour is coming when everyone who puts you to death will consider that he is offering an excellent service to God.

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

And they will do these things to you because they have not known the Father, nor 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;

But these things I have spoken to you, so that, when the hour for these things will have arrived, you may remember that I told you.

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

But I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you. And now I am going to him who sent me. And no one among you has asked me, ‘Where are you going?’

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

But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

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 I tell you the truth: it is expedient for you that I am going. For if I do not go, the Advocate will not come to you. But when I will have gone away, I will send him to you.

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

And when he has arrived, he will argue against the world, about sin and about justice and about judgment:

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

about sin, indeed, because they have not believed in me;

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

about justice, truly, because I am going to the Father, and you will not see me any longer;

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

about judgment, then, because the prince of this world has already been judged.

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

I still have many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them 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;

But when the Spirit of truth has arrived, he will teach the whole truth to you. For he will not be speaking from himself. Instead, whatever he will hear, he will speak. And he will announce to you the things that are to come.

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

He shall glorify me. For he will receive from what is mine, and he will announce it 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;

All things whatsoever that the Father has are mine. For this reason, I said that he will receive from what is mine and that he will announce it 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.”

A little while, and then you will not see me. And again a little while, and you will see me. For I am going to the Father.”

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?”

Then some of his disciples said to one another: “What is this, that he is saying to us: ‘A little while, and you will not see me,’ and ‘Again a little while, and you will see me,’ and, ‘For 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.”

And they said: “What is this, that he is saying, ‘A little while?’ We do not understand what he is saying.”

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?

But Jesus realized that they wanted to question him, and so he said to them: “Are you inquiring among yourselves 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 you will weep and lament, and the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will become joy.

Amen, amen, I say to you, that you shall mourn and weep, but the world will rejoice. And you shall be greatly saddened, yet your sorrow shall 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.

A woman, when she is giving birth, has sorrow, because her hour has arrived. But when she has given birth to the child, then she no longer remembers the difficulties, because of the joy: for a man has been born 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,

Therefore, you also, indeed, have sorrow now. But I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice. And no one will take away your joy from you.

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, in that day, you will not petition me for anything. Amen, amen, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in my name, he will give it to you.

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

Until now, you have not requested anything in my name. Ask, and you shall receive, so that your joy may be full.

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.

I have spoken these things to you in proverbs. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in proverbs; instead, I will announce to you plainly from the Father.

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 shall ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask 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 loves you, because you have loved me, and because you have believed that I went forth 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 went forth from the Father, and I have come into the world. Next I am leaving the world, and I am going to the Father.”

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

His disciples said to him: “Behold, now you are speaking plainly and not reciting a proverb.

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 know that you know all things, and that you have no need for anyone to question you. By this, we believe that you went forth from God.”

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

Jesus answered them: “Do you believe 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;

Behold, the hour is coming, and it has now arrived, when you will be scattered, each one on his own, and you will leave me behind, alone. And yet I am not alone, for 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.”

These things I have spoken to you, so that you may have peace in me. In the world, you will have difficulties. But have confidence: I have overcome the world.”