John 16

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

“I have spoken these things to you to avoid your being caused to 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 excommunicate you; indeed, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering God service!

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

And they will do these things because they have not known either the Father or 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;

Now I have told you these things so that when the time comes you may remember that I told you about them; I did not tell you these things from the beginning because I was with you.

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

“Now then, I am going away to Him who sent me, yet none of you asks 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 said 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;

Nevertheless I am telling you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, because if I do not go away the Enabler will not come to you, but if I do go I will send Him to you.

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

“Now when He comes he will convict the world about sin and about righteousness and about judgment:

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

first about sin, because they do not believe into me;

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

then about righteousness, because I am going away to my Father and you will no longer see me;

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

then about judgment, 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 still have many things to say to you but you cannot bear 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 the Truth, has come, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own, but He will speak whatever He hears. He will also communicate to you the things that are coming.

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

He will glorify me because He will take of what is mine and communicate 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 that the Father has is mine; that is why I said that He takes from what is mine and will communicate 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.”

“In just a little you will not see me, and in another little you will see me, because 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 among themselves: “What is this that He is telling us, ‘In just a little you will not see me, and in another little you will see me,’ and because ‘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: “What is this ‘little’ that He mentions? We do not know what He is talking about.”

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?

Well Jesus knew that they were wanting to question Him and said to them: “Are you inquiring among yourselves about what I said, ‘In just a little you will not see me, and in another little 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.

Most assuredly I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will become grieved, but your grief 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 gives birth she has pain, because her time has come; but when the child is born she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being 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,

So in your turn you are now experiencing grief, but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take 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;

In that day you will not question me about anything. “Most assuredly I say to you that whatever you ask the Father in my name He will give 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 asked anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made 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 told you these things using figures of speech, but a time is coming when I will no longer talk to you with figures of speech; rather I will tell you plainly about 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 will ask in my name; I do not say to you that I will request the Father on your behalf,

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

because the Father Himself is fond of you, in that you have become fond of me and have believed that I came 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 did come forth from the Father and have come into the world. I am leaving the world again and am going to the Father.”

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

His disciples say to Him: “Hey, now you are speaking plainly and using no figure of speech!

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 everything and don't need anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came forth from God.”

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

Jesus answered them: “Do you believe now, really?

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;

Listen, an hour is coming, actually it has already arrived, that you will be scattered, each to his own, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, 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 spoken these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but take heart, I have conquered the world!”