New American Standard Bible 1995

John 16:16-33

16“A littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileG3398, andyou will noG3765longerG3765seeG3708Me; and againπάλινpalinG3825a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileG3398, andyou will seeG3708Me.”

17Someof His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101thenοὖνounG3767saidλέγειlegeiG3004to oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240anotherG240, “WhatτίtiG5101is thisG3778thingG3778He is tellingG3004us, ‘A littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileG3398,and you will not seeG3708Me; and againπάλινpalinG3825a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileG3398,and you will seeG3708Me’; and,‘becauseὅτιhotiG3754I goὑπάγωhupagōG5217to the Fatherπατέρα;pateraG3962’?”

18Soοὖν·ounG3767they were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101is thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778that He saysλέγειlegeiG3004,‘A littleμικρόν;mikronG3398whileG3398’?We do not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101He is talkingλαλεῖ.¶laleiG2980about.”

19JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424knewἜγνωEgnōG1097that they wishedἤθελονēthelonG2309to questionἐρωτᾶν,erōtanG2065Him, and He saidG3004to them,“Are you deliberatingζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212togetherμετ᾽ ἀλλήλωνmet᾽ allēlōnG3326 G240aboutπερὶperiG4012thisτούτουtoutouG3778,that I saidG3004, ‘A littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileG3398,and you will not seeG3708Me, and againπάλινpalinG3825a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileG3398,and you will seeG3708Me’?

20TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, thatyou will weepκλαύσετεklauseteG2799and lamentθρηνήσετεthrēnēseteG2354,but the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889will rejoiceχαρήσεται·charēsetaiG5463;you will grieveλυπηθήσεσθε,lupēthēsestheG3076, butyour griefλύπηlupēG3077will be turnedγενήσεται.genēsetaiG1096into joyχαρὰνcharanG5479.

21WheneverὅτανhotanG3752a womanγυνὴgunēG1135is in laborτίκτῃtiktēG5088she hasἔχει,echeiG2192painλύπηνlupēnG3077,becauseὅτιhotiG3754her hourὥραhōraG5610has comeἦλθενēlthenG2064;but whenὅτανhotanG3752she givesG1080birthG1080to the childπαιδίον,paidionG3813,she noG3765longerG3765remembersμνημονεύειmnēmoneueiG3421the anguishθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347becauseὅτιhotiG3754of the joyχαράν,charanG5479that achildἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444has been bornG1080into the worldκόσμον.¶kosmonG2889.

22ThereforeοὖνounG3767you tooG2532haveἔχετε,echeteG2192griefλύπηνlupēnG3077nowνῦνnunG3568; butI will seeὄψομαιopsomaiG3708you againπάλινpalinG3825,and your heartκαρδία,kardiaG2588will rejoiceχαρήσεταιcharēsetaiG5463,and noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762willtakeαἴρειaireiG142your joyχαρὰνcharanG5479awayG142from you.

23In that dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250you will not questionἐρωτήσετεerōtēseteG2065Me about anythingG5100.TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,ifἄνanG302you askαἰτήσητεaitēsēteG154the FatherπατέραpateraG3962for anythingG5100in My nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686,He will giveδώσειdōseiG1325it to you.

24Untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowἄρτιartiG737you have askedᾐτήσατεētēsateG154for nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762in My nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686;askαἰτεῖτεaiteiteG154and you will receiveλήμψεσθε,lēmpsestheG2983,soἵναinaG2443that yourjoyχαρὰcharaG5479may be madeG4137fullG4137.

25“TheseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778I have spokenλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980to you infigurativeG3942languageG3942;an hourὥραhōraG5610is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064whenὅτεhoteG3753I will noG3765longerG3765speakλαλήσωlalēsōG2980to you infigurativeG3942languageG3942,but will tellἀπαγγελῶapangelōG518you plainlyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954of the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.

26In that dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250you will askαἰτήσεσθε·aitēsestheG154in My nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686,and I do not sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that I will requestἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2065of the FatherπατέραpateraG3962on your behalfπερὶperiG4012;

27forthe FatherπατὴρpatērG3962HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846lovesφιλεῖphileiG5368you, becauseG3754you have lovedπεφιλήκατεpephilēkateG5368Me andhave believedπεπιστεύκατεpepisteukateG4100thatI cameG1831forthἐξῆλθον.exēlthonG1831from the FatherG3962.

28I cameG1831forthἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831from the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962and have comeἐλήλυθαelēluthaG2064into the worldκόσμον·kosmonG2889;I am leavingἀφίημιaphiēmiG863the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889againπάλινpalinG3825andgoingπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198to the Fatherπατέρα.¶pateraG3962.”

29His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101saidΛέγουσινLegousinG3004, “LoἴδεideG2396,nowνῦνnunG3568You are speakingλαλεῖςlaleisG2980plainlyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954and are notusingλέγεις.legeisG3004a figureG3942of speechG3942.

30NowνῦνnunG3568we knowG3609that You knowG3609allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956,and haveἔχειςecheisG2192noοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532for anyoneτίςtisG5100to questionἐρωτᾷ.erōtaG2065You; by thisτούτῳtoutōG3778webelieveπιστεύομενpisteuomenG4100that Youcameἐξῆλθες.exēlthesG1831from GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”

31JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611them,“Do you nowἄρτιartiG737believeπιστεύετε;pisteueteG4100?

32BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,an hourὥραhōraG5610is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064, and has alreadycomeἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064, foryou to be scatteredσκορπισθῆτεskorpisthēteG4650,eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538tohis ownἴδιαidiaG2398home,and to leaveἀφῆτε·aphēteG863Me aloneμόνονmononG3441; and yetI amG1510not aloneμόνος,monosG3441,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962is with Me.

33TheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778I have spokenλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980to you, soἵναinaG2443thatin Me you may haveἔχητε.echēteG2192peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515.In the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889you haveἔχετε·echeteG2192tribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347, buttakeθαρσεῖτε,tharseiteG2293courageG2293;I have overcomeνενίκηκαnenikēkaG3528the worldκόσμον.¶kosmonG2889.”

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