John 16

(Acts 23:12–22)

1“I have toldG2980 youG4771 these thingsG3778 so thatG2443 you will not fall awayG3361G4624. 2They will putG4160 youG4771 out of the synagoguesG656. In factG235, a timeG5610 is comingG2064 whenG2443 anyoneG3956 whoG3588 killsG615 youG4771 will thinkG1380 he is offeringG4374 a serviceG2999 to GodG2316. 3They will doG4160 these thingsG3778 becauseG3754 they have not knownG1097 theG3588 FatherG3962 or MeG1473. 4ButG235 I have toldG2980 youG4771 these thingsG3778 so thatG2443 whenG3752 theirG846 hourG5610 comesG2064, you will rememberG3421 thatG3754 IG1473 toldG2036 youG4771 about themG846. I did not tellG3756G2036 youG4771 these thingsG3778 fromG1537 the beginningG746, becauseG3754 I wasG1510 withG3326 youG4771.

The Promise of the Holy Spirit

(John 14:15–26)

5NowG3568, howeverG1161, I am goingG5217 toG4314 Him whoG3588 sentG3992 MeG1473; yetG2532 noneG3762 ofG1537 youG4771 asksG2065 MeG1473, ‘WhereG4226 are You goingG5217?’ 6InsteadG235, yourG4771 heartsG2588 are filledG4137 with sorrowG3077 becauseG3754 I have toldG2980 youG4771 these thingsG3778. 7ButG235 IG1473 tellG3004 youG4771 theG3588 truthG225, it is for your benefitG4851G4771 thatG2443 IG1473 am going awayG565. UnlessG1437G3361 I go awayG565, theG3588 AdvocateG38751 will not comeG3756G3361G2064 toG4314 youG4771; butG1161 ifG1437 I goG4198, I will sendG3992 HimG846 toG4314 youG4771.

8AndG2532 when He comesG2064, HeG1565 will convictG1651 theG3588 worldG2889 in regard toG4012 sinG266 andG2532 righteousnessG1343 andG2532 judgmentG2920: 9in regard toG4012 sinG266, becauseG3754 they do not believeG3756G4100 inG1519 MeG1473; 10in regard toG4012 righteousnessG1343, becauseG3754 I am goingG5217 toG4314 theG3588 FatherG3962 andG2532 you will no longer seeG2334G3765 MeG1473; 11andG1161 in regard toG4012 judgmentG2920, becauseG3754 theG3588 princeG758 of thisG3778 worldG2889 has been condemnedG2919.

12I still haveG2089G2192 muchG4183 to tellG3004 youG4771, butG235 you cannotG3756G1410 yetG737 bearG941 to hear it. 13HoweverG1161, whenG3752 theG3588 SpiritG4151 of truthG225 comesG2064, He will guideG3594 youG4771 intoG1722 allG3956 truthG225. ForG1063 He will not speakG3756G2980 onG575 His ownG1438, butG235 He will speakG2980 whatG3745 He hearsG191, andG2532 He will declareG312 to youG4771 what isG3588 to comeG2064. 14HeG1565 will glorifyG1392 MeG1473 by takingG2983 fromG1537 whatG3588 is MineG1699 andG2532 disclosingG312 it to youG4771. 15EverythingG3956 thatG3745 belongsG2192 to theG3588 FatherG3962 isG1510 MineG1699. That is whyG1223G3778 I saidG2036 thatG3754 the Spirit will takeG2983 fromG1537 whatG3588 is MineG1699 andG2532 discloseG312 it to youG4771.

16In a littleG3398G2532 while you will seeG2334 MeG1473 no moreG3765, andG2532 thenG3825 after a littleG3398G2532 while you will seeG3708 MeG1473.2”

Grief Will Turn to Joy

17ThenG3767 some ofG1537 HisG846 disciplesG3101 askedG2036G4314 one anotherG240, “WhyG5101 isG1510 He tellingG3004 usG1473, ‘In a littleG3398G2532 while you will not seeG3756G2334 MeG1473, andG2532 thenG3825 after a littleG3398G2532 while you will seeG3708 MeG1473’ andG2532 ‘BecauseG3754 I am goingG5217 toG4314 theG3588 FatherG3962’?” 18They kept askingG2036, “WhyG5101 isG1510 He sayingG3004, ‘aG3588 littleG3398 while’? We do not understandG3756G1492 whatG5101 He is sayingG2980.”

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AwareG1097 thatG3754 they wantedG2309 to questionG2065 HimG846, Jesus saidG2036 to themG846, “Are you askingG2212 one anotherG3326G240 whyG4012G3778 I saidG2036, ‘In a littleG3398G2532 while you will not seeG3756G2334 MeG1473, andG2532 thenG3825 after a littleG3398G2532 while you will seeG3708 MeG1473’? 20TrulyG281, trulyG281, I tellG3004 youG4771, youG4771 will weepG2799 andG2532 wailG2354 while theG3588 worldG2889 rejoicesG5463. YouG4771 will grieveG3076, butG235 yourG4771 griefG3077 will turnG1096 toG1519 joyG5479. 21A womanG1135 hasG2192 painG3077 in childbirthG3752G5088 becauseG3754 herG846 timeG5610 has comeG2064; butG1161 whenG3752 she brings forthG1080 her childG3813, she forgetsG3421G3765 her anguishG2347 because ofG1223 her joyG5479 thatG3754 a childG444 has been bornG1080 intoG1519 theG3588 worldG2889. 22SoG3767 alsoG2532 youG4771 haveG2192 sorrowG3077 nowG3568, butG1161 I will seeG3708 youG4771 againG3825 andG2532 yourG4771 heartsG2588 will rejoiceG5463, andG2532 no oneG3762 will takeG142 awayG575 yourG4771 joyG5479.

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Ask in My Name

(Matthew 18:19–20)

InG1722 thatG1565 dayG2250 you will no longer askG2065 MeG1473 anything. TrulyG281, trulyG281, I tellG3004 youG4771, whateverG302G5100 you askG154 theG3588 FatherG3962 inG1722 MyG1473 nameG3686, He will giveG1325 youG4771. 24UntilG2193 nowG737 you have not askedG154 for anything inG1722 MyG1473 nameG3686. AskG154 andG2532 you will receiveG2983, so thatG2443 yourG4771 joyG5479 may beG1510 completeG4137.

25I have spokenG2980 these thingsG3778 to youG4771 inG1722 figures of speechG3942. An hourG5610 is comingG2064 whenG3753 I will no longer speakG2980G3765 to youG4771 this way, butG235 will tellG518 youG4771 plainlyG3954 aboutG4012 theG3588 FatherG3962. 26InG1722 thatG1565 dayG2250 you will askG154 inG1722 MyG1473 nameG3686. I am not sayingG3756G3004 thatG3754 IG1473 will askG2065 theG3588 FatherG3962 onG4012 your behalfG4771. 27ForG1063 theG3588 FatherG3962 HimselfG846 lovesG5368 youG4771, becauseG3754 youG4771 have lovedG5368 MeG1473 andG2532 have believedG4100 thatG3754 IG1473 cameG1831 fromG3844 GodG2316.3 28I cameG1831 fromG1537 theG3588 FatherG3962 andG2532 enteredG2064G1519 theG3588 worldG2889. In turnG3825, I will leaveG863 theG3588 worldG2889 andG2532 goG4198 toG4314 theG3588 FatherG3962.”

29HisG846 disciplesG3101 saidG3004, “SeeG2400, nowG3568 You are speakingG2980 plainlyG1722G3954 andG2532 withoutG3762 figures of speechG3004G3942. 30NowG3568 we understandG1492 thatG3754 You knowG1492 all thingsG3956 and thatG2532 You haveG2192 noG3756 needG5532 forG2443 anyoneG5100 to questionG2065 YouG4771. Because ofG1722 thisG3778, we believeG4100 thatG3754 You cameG1831 fromG575 GodG2316.”

31“Do you finally believeG737G4100?” JesusG2424 repliedG611G846. 32“LookG2400, an hourG5610 is comingG2064 andG2532 has already comeG2064 whenG2443 you will be scatteredG4650, eachG1538 toG1519 his ownG2398 home, and you will leaveG863 MeG2504 all aloneG3441. YetG2532 I amG1510 notG3756 aloneG3441, becauseG3754 theG3588 FatherG3962 isG1510 withG3326 MeG1473. 33I have toldG2980 youG4771 these thingsG3778 so thatG2443 inG1722 MeG1473 you may haveG2192 peaceG1515. InG1722 theG3588 worldG2889 you will haveG2192 tribulationG2347. ButG235 take courageG2293; IG1473 have overcomeG3528 theG3588 worldG2889!”