John 16

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

“I have spoken these things to you so that you will not fall away.

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 throw you out of the synagogues. But the hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think that he is offering a service to God.

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

They will do these things 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;

I have spoken these things to you so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you about these things in 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?

But now I go 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, sadness 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 truly I tell you, it is better for you that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Comforter 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;

When he comes, the Comforter will prove the world to be wrong about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment—

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

about 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;

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

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

and 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 have many things to say to you, but you would not understand 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 he, the Spirit of Truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak from himself. But he will say whatever he hears, and he will tell you things that are to come.

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

He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and he will tell 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;

Everything that the Father has is mine. Therefore, I said that the Spirit will take from what is mine and he will tell 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 a short amount of time you will no longer see me, and after another short amount of 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?”

Then some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, 'A short amount of time you will no longer see me and after another short amount of time you will see me,' and, 'Because I go to the Father'?”

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

Therefore they said, “What is this that he says, 'A short amount of time'? 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 saw that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, 'A little while and you will no longer 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.

Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will be glad. You will become full of sadness, 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 gives birth she has sadness because her hour has come, but when she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers her pain because of her joy that 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,

So you have sadness now, but I will see you again, and your heart will be glad, and no one will be able to 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;

On that day you will not ask me anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father 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 asked anything in my name. Ask, and you will receive so that your joy will be fulfilled.

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 said these things to you in figures of speech, but the hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but instead 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,

On that day you will ask in my name and I do not say to you that I will pray 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 loves you because you have loved me and because you have believed that I came from the Father.

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 from the Father, and I have come into the world. Again, 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, “See, now you are speaking plainly and you are not using figures 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 all things, and you do not need anyone to ask you questions. Because of this, we believe that you have come 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;

See, the hour is coming, yes, and has indeed come, when you will be scattered, everyone to his own home, 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 you will have peace in me. In the world you have troubles, but have courage, I have conquered the world.”