John 16

¹“These things I have spoken to you, so that you would not stumble.

²They will put you out of the synagogues. But the hour is coming when everyone who puts you to death will consider that he is offering an excellent service to God.

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

⁴But these things I have spoken to you, so that, when the hour for these things will have arrived, you may remember that I told you.

⁵But I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you. And now I am going to him who sent me. And no one among you has asked me, ‘Where are you going?’

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

⁷But I tell you the truth: it is expedient for you that I am going. For if I do not go, the Advocate will not come to you. But when I will have gone away, I will send him to you.

⁸And when he has arrived, he will argue against the world, about sin and about justice and about judgment:

⁹about sin, indeed, because they have not believed in me;

¹⁰about justice, truly, because I am going to the Father, and you will not see me any longer;

¹¹about judgment, then, because the prince of this world has already been judged.

¹²I still have many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them now.

¹³But when the Spirit of truth has arrived, he will teach the whole truth to you. For he will not be speaking from himself. Instead, whatever he will hear, he will speak. And he will announce to you the things that are to come.

¹⁴He shall glorify me. For he will receive from what is mine, and he will announce it to you.

¹⁵All things whatsoever that the Father has are mine. For this reason, I said that he will receive from what is mine and that he will announce it to you.

¹⁶A little while, and then you will not see me. And again a little while, and you will see me. For I am going to the Father.”

¹⁷Then some of his disciples said to one another: “What is this, that he is saying to us: ‘A little while, and you will not see me,’ and ‘Again a little while, and you will see me,’ and, ‘For I am going to the Father?’ ”

¹⁸And they said: “What is this, that he is saying, ‘A little while?’ We do not understand what he is saying.”

¹⁹But Jesus realized that they wanted to question him, and so he said to them: “Are you inquiring among yourselves about this, that I said: ‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me?’

²⁰Amen, amen, I say to you, that you shall mourn and weep, but the world will rejoice. And you shall be greatly saddened, yet your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

²¹A woman, when she is giving birth, has sorrow, because her hour has arrived. But when she has given birth to the child, then she no longer remembers the difficulties, because of the joy: for a man has been born into the world.

²²Therefore, you also, indeed, have sorrow now. But I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice. And no one will take away your joy from you.

²³And, in that day, you will not petition me for anything. Amen, amen, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in my name, he will give it to you.

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

²⁵I have spoken these things to you in proverbs. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in proverbs; instead, I will announce to you plainly from the Father.

²⁶In that day, you shall ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father for you.

²⁷For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and because you have believed that I went forth from God.

²⁸I went forth from the Father, and I have come into the world. Next I am leaving the world, and I am going to the Father.”

²⁹His disciples said to him: “Behold, now you are speaking plainly and not reciting a proverb.

³⁰Now we know that you know all things, and that you have no need for anyone to question you. By this, we believe that you went forth from God.”

³¹Jesus answered them: “Do you believe now?

³²Behold, the hour is coming, and it has now arrived, when you will be scattered, each one on his own, and you will leave me behind, alone. And yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me.

³³These things I have spoken to you, so that you may have peace in me. In the world, you will have difficulties. But have confidence: I have overcome the world.”

John 16

¹These things have I spoken to you things have I spoken to you that you may not be scandalized.

²They will put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doth a service to God.

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

⁴But these things I have told you, that when the hour shall come, you may remember that I told you of them.

⁵But I told you not these things from the beginning, because I was with you. And now I go to him that sent me, and none of you asketh me: Whither goest thou?

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

⁷But I tell you the truth: it is expedient to you that I go. For if I go not, the Paraclete will not come to you: but if I go, I will send him to you.

⁸And when he is come, he will convince the world of sin and of justice and of judgment.

⁹Of sin: because they believed not in me.

¹⁰And of justice: because I go to the Father: and you shall see me no longer.

¹¹And of judgment: because the prince of this world is already judged.

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

¹³But when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will teach you all truth. For he shall not speak of himself: but what things soever he shall hear, he shall speak. And the things that are to come, he shall shew you.

¹⁴He shall glorify me: because he shall receive of mine and shall shew it to you.

¹⁵All things whatsoever the Father hath are mine. Therefore I said that he shall receive of me and shew it to you.

¹⁶A little while, and now you shall not see me: and again a little while, and you shall see me: because I go to the Father.

¹⁷Then some of his disciples said one to another: What is this that he saith to us: A little while, and you shall not see me: and again a little while, and you 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 speaketh.

¹⁹And Jesus knew that they had a mind to ask him. And he said to them: Of this do you inquire among yourselves, because I said: A little while, and you shall not see me; and again a little while, and you shall see me?

²⁰Amen, amen, I say to you, that you shall lament and weep, but the world shall rejoice: and you shall be made sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

²¹A woman, when she is in labour, hath sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she hath brought forth the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

²²So also you now indeed have sorrow: but I will see you again and your heart shall rejoice. And your joy no man shall take from you.

²³And in that day you shall not ask me any thing. Amen, amen, I say to you: if you ask the Father any thing in my name, he will give it you.

²⁴Hitherto, you have not asked any thing in my name. Ask, and you shall receive; that your joy may be full.

²⁵These things I have spoken to you in proverbs. The hour cometh when I will no longer speak to you in proverbs, but will shew you plainly of the Father.

²⁶In that day, you shall ask in my name: and I say not to you that I will ask the Father for you.

²⁷For the Father himself loveth you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came out from God.

²⁸I came forth from the Father and am come into the world: again I leave the world and I go to the Father.

²⁹His disciples say to him: Behold, now thou speakest plainly and speakest no proverb.

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

³¹Jesus answered them: Do you now believe?

³²Behold, the hour cometh, and it is now come, that you 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 I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you shall have distress. But have confidence. I have overcome the world.