John 16

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

These things have I spoken unto you, that ye may not be offended:

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

for they will excommunicate you: yea, the time is coming, that whosoever killeth you, will think that he offers an acceptable service to God.

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

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

4 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.

But I have told you these things, that when the time cometh, ye may remember that I told you of them. Though I did not tell you of them at the beginning, because I was with you.

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

But now I am going away to Him that sent me, and yet none of you asketh me, Whither art thou going? but because I have said these things to you,

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

sorrow hath filled your heart.

7 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.

Nevertheless I tell you the truth, it is expedient for you that I should go away; for if I go not away, the comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send Him unto you.

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

And when He comes, He will convince the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgement:

9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;

of sin, because they believe not on me;

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

of righteousness, because I am going to my Father and ye shall see me no more;

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

and of judgement, because the prince of this world is judged.

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

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

13 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.

But when the Spirit of truth is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He will not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that will He speak, and will shew you things to come.

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

He shall glorify me, for He shall take of mine and shew it unto you.

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

All that the Father hath are mine: therefore I said, that He shall take of mine and shew it unto you.

16 “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.”

A little while and ye shall not see me: and again a little while and ye shall see me, because I am going to the Father.

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

Some of his disciples therefore said one to another, What is the meaning of this that He saith to us, A little while and ye shall not see me, and again a little while and ye shall see me, and---because I am going to the Father?

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

they said therefore, What is this little while that He speaks of? we do not understand what He means.

19 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’?

Now Jesus knew that they wanted to ask Him, and therefore said unto them, Are ye enquiring among each other about this, that I said, A little while and ye shall not see me, and again a little while and ye shall see me?

20 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.

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

21 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.

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

22 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.

And ye therefore now have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy shall no one take from you.

23 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.

And in that day ye shall ask me nothing: but I assure you, that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, He will give it you.

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

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

25 “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.

These things have I spoken to you in parables: but the time is coming when I shall no more speak to you in parables, but tell you with plainness concerning the Father.

26 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,

In that day ye shall ask in my name; and I do not say that I will ask the Father on your behalf.

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

For the Father himself loveth you; because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came from God: and I indeed came from the Father,

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

and am come into the world: but now I am leaving the world again, and am going to the Father.

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

His disciples said unto Him, Now indeed Thou speakest plainly, and usest no parable.

30 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.”

Now we are convinced that Thou knowest all things, and hast no need that any one should ask Thee: by this we believe that Thou camest forth from God.

31 Jesus answered them, “Now do you believe?

Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?

32 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.

Behold, the time is coming, and is even now come, that ye shall be dispersed every one his own way, and shall leave me alone: but I am not alone, for the Father is with me.

33 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.”

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have trouble: but be of good courage, I have overcome the world.