John 16
1 “These things I have spoken to you, that you may not be stumbled.
"I have told you all this so that you may 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 excommunicate you from their synagogues; indeed the time is coming when any one who kills you will suppose that he is doing God’s 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 my 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 I have told you these things, that when the time comes you may remember that I told you about them, myself. I did not, however, speak of these things at first, 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?
"But now I go my way 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 sorrow has filled your hearts because I have told you 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;
"Yet - I am telling you the truth - my going is for your good. For unless I go away the Comforter will not come to you; but if I depart I will send him unto you.
8 and having come, He will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment;
"And he, when he comes, will convict the world of sins and of righteousness and of judgment;
9 concerning sin indeed, because they do not believe in Me;
"of sin, because they do not believe in me;
10 and concerning righteousness, because I go away to My Father, and you behold Me no more;
11 and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
"because the Prince 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 yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them just 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 he is come, that Spirit of Truth, he will guide you into the whole truth. For he will not speak on his own authority, but all that he hears he will speak, and will make known to you that which is to come.
14 He will glorify Me, because He will take of Mine, and will tell to you.
"He will glorify me; for he will take of what is mine and will make known 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 that the Father has is mine; that is why I said that he will take of what is mine and make it known 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 a little while you shall behold me no more; and again in a little while you shall 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?”
At this some of his disciples said among themselves. "What does he mean by telling us, ‘In a little while you shall behold me no more; and again in a little while you shall 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 kept asking. "What does that ‘little while’ mean of which he speaks? 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?
Jesus perceived that they wanted to ask him, and said. "Are you questioning one another about my saying, ‘A little while and you shall behold me no more, and again a little while you shall 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.
"I tell you solemnly that you will be weeping and wailing while the world is rejoicing; you will be grief-stricken, but your grief shall be turned into gladness.
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 in labor has grief because her hour is come; but when she has given birth to the babe she no longer remembers her anguish, because of joy that a child 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 you also have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy shall no man snatch away 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 ask me no questions. Most solemnly I tell 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.
"Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name; ask, and you shall receive, 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 told you these things in figures; but the time is coming when I shall no longer speak in figures, but will tell you about the Father in plain words.
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 pray in my name; and I do not tell you that I will ask 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;
"for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and believed that I came forth from the 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 forth from the Father, and am come into the world. again, I am leaving the world, and am going to the Father."
29 His disciples say to Him, “Behold, now You speak freely, and You do not speak allegory;
"Ah," said the disciples, "now you are speaking plain language, and not using figures.
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 sure that you know all things, and have no need for any one 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,
"Do you now believe?" said Jesus;
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 approaches and is already come when you will be scattered, each man to his home, and will leave me alone; and 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 said all this to you that in me you might have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but be courageous; I have overcome the world."
