New American Standard Bible 1995

John 16:18-33

18So they were saying, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.” 19 1Jesus knew that they wished to question Him, and He said to them, “Are you deliberating together about this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me’? 20Truly, truly, I say to you, that 2you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but 3your grief will be turned into joy. 21 4Whenever a woman is in labor she has 5pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a 6child has been born into the world. 22Therefore 7you too have grief now; but 8I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. 23 9In that day 10you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, 11if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you. 24 12Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your 13joy may be made full.

25“These things I have spoken to you in 14 15figurative language; 16an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in 17figurative language, but will tell you plainly of the Father. 26 18In that day 19you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf; 27for 20the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and 21have believed that 22I came forth from the Father. 28 23I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; I am leaving the world again and 24going to the Father.”

29His disciples said, “Lo, now You are speaking plainly and are not 25using 26a figure of speech. 30Now we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question You; by this we 27believe that You 28came from God.” 31Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32Behold, 29an hour is coming, and has already come, for 30you to be scattered, each to 31his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet 32I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. 33These things I have spoken to you, so that 33in Me you may have peace. 34In the world you have tribulation, but 35take courage; 36I have overcome the world.”

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Notes

1. John 16:19 Mark 9:32; John 6:61 ↩
2. John 16:20 Mark 16:10; Luke 23:27 ↩
3. John 16:20 John 20:20 ↩
4. John 16:21 Is 13:8; 21:3; 26:17; 66:7; Hos 13:13; Mic 4:9; 1 Thess 5:3 ↩
5. John 16:21 Lit grief ↩
6. John 16:21 Lit human being ↩
7. John 16:22 John 16:6 ↩
8. John 16:22 John 16:16 ↩
9. John 16:23 John 14:20; 16:26 ↩
10. John 16:23 John 16:19, 30 ↩
11. John 16:23 John 15:16 ↩
12. John 16:24 John 14:14 ↩
13. John 16:24 John 3:29; 15:11 ↩
14. John 16:25 Lit proverbs; or figures of speech ↩
15. John 16:25 Matt 13:34; John 10:6; 16:29 ↩
16. John 16:25 John 16:2 ↩
17. John 16:25 Lit proverbs; or figures of speech ↩
18. John 16:26 John 14:20; 16:23 ↩
19. John 16:26 John 16:19, 30 ↩
20. John 16:27 John 14:21, 23 ↩
21. John 16:27 John 2:11; 16:30 ↩
22. John 16:27 John 8:42 ↩
23. John 16:28 John 8:42; 16:30 ↩
24. John 16:28 John 13:1, 3; 16:5, 10, 17 ↩
25. John 16:29 Lit saying a proverb ↩
26. John 16:29 Matt 13:34; John 10:6; 16:25 ↩
27. John 16:30 John 2:11; 16:27 ↩
28. John 16:30 John 8:42; 16:28 ↩
29. John 16:32 John 4:23; 16:2, 25 ↩
30. John 16:32 Zech 13:7; Matt 26:31 ↩
31. John 16:32 John 19:27 ↩
32. John 16:32 John 8:29 ↩
33. John 16:33 John 14:27 ↩
34. John 16:33 John 15:18ff ↩
35. John 16:33 Matt 9:2 ↩
36. John 16:33 Rom 8:37; 2 Cor 2:14; 4:7ff; 6:4ff; Rev 3:21; 12:11 ↩

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