John 16

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

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

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

⁴But 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.

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

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

⁷Nevertheless 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.

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

⁹of sin, because they believe not on me;

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

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

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

¹³Howbeit 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.

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

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

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

¹⁷Some 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?

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

¹⁹Jesus 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?

²⁰Verily, 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.

²¹A 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.

²²And 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.

²³And in that day ye shall ask me no question. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name.

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

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

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

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

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

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

³⁰Now 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.

³¹Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?

³²Behold, 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.

³³These 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.

John 16

¹These things I have spoken unto you that ye may not be offended.

²They shall put you out of the synagogues; but the hour is coming that every one who kills you will think to render service toGod;

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

⁴But I have spoken these things to you, that when their hour shall have come, ye may remember them, that I have said [them] unto you. But I did not say these things unto you from [the] beginning, because I was with you.

⁵But now I go to him that has sent me, and none of you demands of me, Where goest thou?

⁶But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

⁷But I say the truth to you, It is profitable 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.

⁸And having come, he will bring demonstration to the world, of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

⁹of sin, because they do not believe on me;

¹⁰of righteousness, because I go away to [my] Father, and ye behold me no longer;

¹¹of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

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

¹³But when he is come, the Spirit of truth, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but whatsoever he shall hear he shall speak; and he will announce to you what is coming.

¹⁴He shall glorify me, for he shall receive of mine and shall announce [it] to you.

¹⁵All things that the Father has are mine; on account of this I have said that he receives of mine and shall announce [it] to you.

¹⁶A little while and ye do not behold me; and again a little while and ye shall see me, [because I go away to the Father].

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

¹⁸They said therefore, What is this which he says [of] the little while? We do not know [of] what he speaks.

¹⁹Jesus knew therefore that they desired to demand of him, and said to them, Do ye inquire of this among yourselves that I said, A little while and ye do not behold me; and again a little while and ye shall see me?

²⁰Verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, ye, but the world shall rejoice; and ye will be grieved, but your grief shall be turned to joy.

²¹A woman, when she gives birth to a child, has grief because her hour has come; but when the child is born, she no longer remembers the trouble, on account of the joy that a man has been born into the world.

²²And ye now therefore have grief; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one takes from you.

²³And in that day ye shall demand nothing of me: verily, verily, I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give you.

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

²⁵These things I have spoken to you in allegories; the hour is coming that I will no longer speak to you in allegories, but will declare to you openly concerning the Father.

²⁶In that day ye shall ask in my name; and I say not to you that I will demand of the Father for you,

²⁷for the Father himself has affection for you, because ye have had affection for me, and have believed that I came out fromGod.

²⁸I came out from the Father and have come into the world; again, I leave the world and go to the Father.

²⁹His disciples say to him, Lo, now thou speakest openly and utterest no allegory.

³⁰Now we know that thou knowest all things, and hast not need that any one should demand of thee. By this we believe that thou art come fromGod.

³¹Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?

³²Behold, [the] hour is coming, and has come, that ye shall be scattered, each to his own, and shall leave me alone; and [yet] I am not alone, for the Father is with me.

³³These things have I spoken to you that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye have tribulation; but be of good courage: I have overcome the world.