John 16

1 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be made to stumble.

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

2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto God.

They will put you out of the synagogues; indeed, an hour is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service to God.

3 And these things will they do, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

They will do these things because they have not known the Father or me.

4 But these things have I spoken unto you, that when their hour is come, ye may remember them, how that I told you. And these things I said not unto you from the beginning, because I was with you.

But I have said these things to you so that when the hour comes you will remember that I said them to you. I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you.

5 But now I go unto him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

“But now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, ‘Where are yoʋ going?’

6 But because I have spoken these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

Rather, sorrow has filled your hearts because I have said these things to you.

7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him unto you.

But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I do go, I will send him to you.

8 And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment:

9 of sin, because they believe not on me;

concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;

10 of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and ye behold me no more;

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

11 of judgment, because the prince of this world hath been judged.

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

12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.

13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, [these] shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come.

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you what is to come.

14 He shall glorify me: for he shall take of mine, and shall declare [it] unto you.

He will glorify me, for he will receive from me what is mine and declare it to you.

15 All things whatsoever the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he taketh of mine, and shall declare [it] unto you.

All that the Father has is mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will receive from me what is mine and declare it to you.

16 A little while, and ye behold me no more; and again a little while, and ye shall see me.

“In a little while you will not see me; and again after a little while, you will see me, for I am going to the Father.”

17 [Some] of his disciples therefore said one to another, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye behold me not; and again a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?

Then some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying to us, ‘In a little while you will not see me; and again after a little while, you will see me,’ and, ‘for I am going to the Father’?”

18 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? We know not what he saith.

So they kept saying, “What does he mean by saying, ‘a little while’? We do not know what he is talking about.”

19 Jesus perceived that they were desirous to ask him, and he said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, A little while, and ye behold me not, and again a little while, and ye shall see me?

Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while, you will not see me; and again after a little while, you will see me’?

20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.

21 A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world.

When a woman is giving birth, she has pain because her hour has come. But when her baby is born, she no longer remembers the anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.

22 And ye therefore now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh away from you.

So you also have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name.

In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name he will give you.

24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be fulfilled.

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

25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but shall tell you plainly of the Father.

“I have told you these things in figures of speech, but an hour is coming when I will no longer use figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father.

26 In that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you;

In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf,

27 for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.

for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have come to believe that I came from God.

28 I came out from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go unto the Father.

I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”

29 His disciples say, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.

His disciples said to him, “Behold, now yoʋ are speaking plainly and not using any figure of speech.

30 Now know we that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

Now we know that yoʋ know all things and have no need for anyone to question yoʋ; because of this we believe that yoʋ came from God.”

31 Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?

Jesus answered them, “Now do you believe?

32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and [yet] I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

Behold, an hour is coming, and has now come, when you will be scattered, each to yoʋr own home, and will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me.

33 These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

I have said these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but take heart; I have overcome the world.”