Berean Standard Bible

John 16

(Acts 23:12–22)

1“I have toldλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980youὑμῖν,huminG4771these thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778so thatἵναinaG2443you will not fall awayμὴ σκανδαλισθῆτε.mē skandalisthēteG3361 G4624.

2They will putποιήσουσινpoiēsousinG4160youὑμᾶς·humasG4771out of the synagoguesἀποσυναγώγουςaposunagōgousG656.In factἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,a timeὥραhōraG5610is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064whenἵναinaG2443anyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588killsἀποκτείναςapokteinasG615youὑμᾶςhumasG4771will thinkδόξῃdoxēG1380he is offeringπροσφέρεινprosphereinG4374a serviceλατρείανlatreianG2999τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

3καὶkaiG2532They will doποιήσουσινpoiēsousinG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778becauseὅτιhotiG3754they have not knownἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097οὐκoukG3756theτὸνtonG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962orοὐδὲoudeG3761Meἐμέ.emeG1473.

4ButἀλλὰallaG235I have toldλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980youὑμῖν,huminG4771these thingsταῦταtautaG3778so thatἵναinaG2443whenὅτανhotanG3752theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846ἡhēG3588hourὥραhōraG5610comesἔλθῃelthēG2064,you will rememberμνημονεύητεmnēmoneuēteG3421thatὅτιhotiG3754IἐγὼegōG1473toldεἶπονeiponG2036youὑμῖν.huminG4771aboutthemαὐτῶνautōnG846δὲdeG1161.I did not tellοὐκ εἶπον,ouk eiponG3756 G2036youὑμῖνhuminG4771these thingsταῦταtautaG3778fromἐξexG1537thebeginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746,becauseὅτιhotiG3754I wasἤμην.ēmēnG1510withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youὑμῶνhumōnG4771.

The Promise of the Holy Spirit

(John 14:15–26)

5NowνῦνnunG3568,howeverδὲdeG1161,I am goingὑπάγωhupagōG5217toπρὸςprosG4314Him whoτὸνtonG3588sentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992MeG1473;yetκαὶkaiG2532noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771asksἐρωτᾷerōtaG2065MeG1473, ‘WhereποῦpouG4226are You goingὑπάγεις;hupageisG5217?’

6Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,yourὑμῖν,huminG4771ἡhēG3588heartsκαρδίαν.kardianG2588are filledπεπλήρωκενpeplērōkenG4137τὴνtēnG3588with sorrowλύπηlupēG3077becauseὅτιhotiG3754I have toldλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980youὑμῶνhumōnG4771these thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

7Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235IἐγὼegōG1473tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225,it is for your benefitσυμφέρει ὑμῖνsumpherei huminG4851 G4771thatἵναinaG2443IἐγὼegōG1473am going awayἀπέλθω·apelthōG565γὰρgarG1063.UnlessἐὰνeanG1437 G3361I go awayἀπέλθω,apelthōG565,theὁhoG3588AdvocateπαράκλητοςparaklētosG3875will not comeοὐκ ἐλεύσεταιouk eleusetaiG3756 G3361 G2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς·humasG4771;butδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437I goπορευθῶ,poreuthōG4198,I will sendπέμψωpempsōG3992HimαὐτὸνautonG846toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς.humasG4771.

8AndκαὶkaiG2532whenHe comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,HeἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565will convictἐλέγξειelegxeiG1651theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889in regard toπερὶperiG4012sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266andκαὶkaiG2532περὶperiG4012righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343andκαὶkaiG2532περὶperiG4012judgmentκρίσεως.kriseōsG2920:

9in regard toπερὶperiG4012sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266μέν,menG3303,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they do not believeοὐ πιστεύουσινou pisteuousinG3756 G4100inεἰςeisG1519Meἐμέ·emeG1473;

10δέ,deG1161in regard toπερὶperiG4012righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,becauseὅτιhotiG3754I am goingὑπάγω,hupagōG5217toπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532you will no longer seeθεωρεῖτέtheōreiteG2334 G3765MeG1473;

11andδὲdeG1161in regard toπερὶperiG4012judgmentκρίσεως,kriseōsG2920,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588princeἄρχωνarchōnG758of thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889has been condemnedκέκριται.¶kekritaiG2919.

12I still haveἜτι ἔχωEti echōG2089 G2192muchπολλὰpollaG4183to tellλέγειν,legeinG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235you cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG3756 G1410yetἄρτι.artiG737bearβαστάζεινbastazeinG941to hear it.

13HoweverδὲdeG1161,whenὅτανhotanG3752ἐκεῖνος,ekeinosG1565theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151τῆςtēsG3588of truthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225comesἔλθῃelthēG2064,He will guideὁδηγήσειhodēgēseiG3594youὑμᾶςhumasG4771intoἐνenG1722allπάσῃ.pasēG3956τῇtēaG3588truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.ForγὰρgarG1063He will not speakοὐ λαλήσειou lalēseiG3756 G2980onἀφ᾽aph᾽G575His ownἑαυτοῦ,he'autouG1438,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235He will speakλαλήσειlalēseiG2980whatὅσαhosaG3745He hearsἀκούσειakouseiG191,andκαὶkaiG2532He will declareἀναγγελεῖanangeleiG312to youὑμῖν.huminG4771what isτὰtaG3588to comeἐρχόμεναerchomenaG2064.

14HeἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565will glorifyδοξάσει,doxaseiG1392MeG1473ὅτιhotiG3754by takingλήμψεταιlēmpsetaiG2983fromἐκekG1537whatτοῦtouG3588isMineG1699andκαὶkaiG2532disclosingἀναγγελεῖanangeleiG312itto youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

15EverythingΠάνταPantaG3956thatὅσαhosaG3745belongsἔχειecheiG2192to theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962isἐστιν·estinG1510MineG1699.That is whyδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778I saidεἶπονeiponG2036thatὅτιhotiG3754the Spiritwill takeλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983fromἐκekG1537whatτοῦtouG3588isMineG1699andκαὶkaiG2532discloseἀναγγελεῖanangeleiG312itto youὑμῖν.huminG4771.

16In a littleμικρὸν καὶmikron kaiG3398 G2532whileyou will seeθεωρεῖτέtheōreiteG2334MeG1473no moreG3765,andκαὶkaiG2532thenπάλινpalinG3825after a littleμικρὸν καὶmikron kaiG3398 G2532whileyou will seeG3708MeG1473.”

Grief Will Turn to Joy

17ThenοὖνounG3767someofἐκekG1537HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101askedεἶπαν πρὸςeipan prosG2036 G4314one anotherἀλλήλους·allēlousG240, “WhyτίtiG5101isἐστινestinG1510τοῦτοtoutoG3778ὃhoG3739He tellingλέγειlegeiG3004usG1473, ‘In a littleμικρὸν καὶmikron kaiG3398 G2532whileyou will not seeοὐ θεωρεῖτέou theōreiteG3756 G2334MeG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532thenπάλινpalinG3825after a littleμικρὸν καὶmikron kaiG3398 G2532whileyou will seeG3708MeG1473’andκαὶkaiG2532‘BecauseὅτιhotiG3754I am goingὑπάγωhupagōG5217toπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588Fatherπατέρα;pateraG3962’?”

18οὖν·ounG3767They kept askingG2036, “WhyτίtiG5101isἐστινestinG1510τοῦτοtoutoG3778ὃhoG3739He sayingG3004, ‘aτὸtoG3588littleμικρόν;mikronG3398while’?We do not understandοὐκoukG3756 G1492whatτίtiG5101He is sayingλαλεῖ.¶laleiG2980.”

19ἸησοῦςIēsousG2424AwareἜγνωEgnōG1097ὁhoG3588thatὅτιhotiG3754they wantedἤθελονēthelonG2309to questionἐρωτᾶν,erōtanG2065HimαὐτὸνautonG846καὶkaiG2532, JesussaidεἶπενeipenG2036to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “Are you askingζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212one anotherμετ᾽ ἀλλήλωνmet᾽ allēlōnG3326 G240whyπερὶ τούτουperi toutouG4012 G3778ὅτιhotiG3754I saidεἶπον·eiponG2036, ‘In a littleμικρὸν καὶmikron kaiG3398 G2532whileyou will not seeοὐ θεωρεῖτέou theōreiteG3756 G2334MeG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532thenπάλινpalinG3825after a littleμικρὸν καὶmikron kaiG3398 G2532whileyou will seeG3708MeG1473’?

20TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,youὑμεῖς,humeisG4771will weepκλαύσετεklauseteG2799andκαὶkaiG2532wailθρηνήσετεthrēnēseteG2354whileδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889rejoicesχαρήσεται·charēsetaiG5463.YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771will grieveλυπηθήσεσθε,lupēthēsestheG3076,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ἡhēG3588griefλύπηlupēG3077will turnγενήσεται.genēsetaiG1096toεἰςeisG1519joyχαρὰνcharanG5479.

21ἡhēG3588A womanγυνὴgunēG1135hasἔχει,echeiG2192painλύπηνlupēnG3077in childbirthὅταν τίκτῃhotan tiktēG3752 G5088becauseὅτιhotiG3754herαὐτῆς·autēsG846ἡhēG3588timeὥραhōraG5610has comeἦλθενēlthenG2064;butδὲdeG1161whenὅτανhotanG3752she brings forthγεννήσῃgennēsēG1080herτὸtoG3588childπαιδίον,paidionG3813,she forgetsμνημονεύειmnēmoneueiG3421 G3765herτῆςtēsG3588anguishθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347because ofδιὰdiaG1223herτὴνtēnG3588joyχαράν,charanG5479thatὅτιhotiG3754a childἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444has been bornἐγεννήθηegennēthēG1080intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον.¶kosmonG2889.

22SoοὖνounG3767alsoΚαὶKaiG2532μὲνmenG3303youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771haveἔχετε,echeteG2192sorrowλύπηνlupēnG3077nowνῦνnunG3568,butδὲdeG1161I will seeὄψομαιopsomaiG3708youὑμᾶςhumasG4771againπάλινpalinG3825andκαὶkaiG2532yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ἡhēG3588heartsκαρδία,kardiaG2588will rejoiceχαρήσεταιcharēsetaiG5463,andκαὶkaiG2532no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762will takeαἴρειaireiG142awayἀφ᾽aph᾽G575ὑμῶνhumōnG4771yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588joyχαρὰνcharanG5479.

Ask in My Name

(Matthew 18:19–20)

23καὶkaiG2532InἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250you will no longer askἐρωτήσετεerōtēseteG2065MeG1473anythingοὐκ οὐδέν.¶ouk oudenG3756 G3762.TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,whateverἄν τιan tiG302 G5100you askαἰτήσητεaitēsēteG154theτὸνtonG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962inἐνenG1722MyG1473τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686,He will giveδώσειdōseiG1325youὑμῖν.huminG4771.

24Untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowἄρτιartiG737you have not askedᾐτήσατεētēsateG154for anythingοὐκ οὐδὲνouk oudenG3756 G3762inἐνenG1722MyG1473τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686.AskαἰτεῖτεaiteiteG154andκαὶkaiG2532you will receiveλήμψεσθε,lēmpsestheG2983,so thatἵναinaG2443yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ἡhēG3588joyχαρὰcharaG5479may beᾖēG1510completeπεπληρωμένη.¶peplērōmenēG4137.

25I have spokenλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980these thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778to youὑμῖν·huminG4771inἐνenG1722figures of speechπαροιμίαιςparoimiaisG3942.An hourὥραhōraG5610is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064whenὅτεhoteG3753I will no longer speakλαλήσωlalēsōG2980 G3765to youὑμῖνhuminG4771this wayἐν παροιμίαιςen paroimiaisG1722 G3942,butἀλλὰallaG235will tellἀπαγγελῶapangelōG518youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771plainlyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954aboutπερὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.

26InἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250you will askαἰτήσεσθε·aitēsestheG154inἐνenG1722MyG1473τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686καὶkaiG2532.I am not sayingοὐ λέγωou legōG3756 G3004ὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754IG1473will askἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2065theτὸνtonG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962onπερὶperiG4012your behalfὑμῶν·humōnG4771.

27ForγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846lovesφιλεῖphileiG5368youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,becauseὅτιhotiG3754youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771have lovedπεφιλήκατεpephilēkateG5368MeἐμὲemeG1473andκαὶkaiG2532have believedπεπιστεύκατεpepisteukateG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754IἐγὼegōG1473cameἐξῆλθον.exēlthonG1831fromπαρὰparaG3844τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

28I cameἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831fromG1537theτοῦtouG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532enteredἐλήλυθα εἰςelēlutha eisG2064 G1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον·kosmonG2889.In turnπάλινpalinG3825,I will leaveἀφίημιaphiēmiG863theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889andκαὶkaiG2532goπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198toπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588Fatherπατέρα.¶pateraG3962.”

29Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101saidΛέγουσινLegousinG3004, “SeeG2400,nowνῦνnunG3568You are speakingλαλεῖςlaleisG2980plainlyἐν παρρησίᾳen parrēsiaG1722 G3954andκαὶkaiG2532withoutοὐδεμίανoudemianG3762figures of speechπαροιμίαν λέγεις.paroimian legeisG3004 G3942.

30NowνῦνnunG3568we understandG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754You knowG1492all thingsπάνταpantaG3956and thatκαὶkaiG2532You haveἔχειςecheisG2192noοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532forἵναinaG2443anyoneτίςtisG5100to questionἐρωτᾷ.erōtaG2065YouσεseG4771.Because ofἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778,we believeπιστεύομενpisteuomenG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754You cameἐξῆλθες.exēlthesG1831fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”

31“Do you finally believeἄρτι πιστεύετε;arti pisteueteG737 G4100?”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖςapekrithē autoisG611 G846.

32“LookἰδοὺidouG2400,an hourὥραhōraG5610is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064andG2532has already comeἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064whenἵναinaG2443you will be scatteredσκορπισθῆτεskorpisthēteG4650,eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538toεἰςeisG1519hisτὰtaG3588ownἴδιαidiaG2398home,and you will leaveἀφῆτε·aphēteG863MeG2504all aloneμόνονmononG3441.YetG2532I amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756aloneμόνος,monosG3441,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962isἐστιν.estinG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326MeG1473.

33I have toldλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980youὑμῖν,huminG4771these thingsταῦταtautaG3778so thatἵναinaG2443inἐνenG1722MeἐμοὶemoiG1473you may haveἔχητε.echēteG2192peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515.InἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889you will haveἔχετε·echeteG2192tribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347.ButἀλλὰallaG235take courageθαρσεῖτε,tharseiteG2293;IἐγὼegōG1473have overcomeνενίκηκαnenikēkaG3528theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον.¶kosmonG2889!”