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John 16

New American Standard Bible 1995

Jesus’ Warning

1“1TheseG3778 thingsG3778 I have spokenG2980 to you soG2443 that you may be keptG3361 from 2stumblingG4624. 23They will 4makeG4160 you outcastsG656 from the synagogueG656, but 5an hourG5610 is comingG2064 for everyoneG3956 6who killsG615 you to thinkG1380 that he is offeringG4374 serviceG2999 to GodG2316. 3TheseG3778 thingsG3778 they will doG4160 7becauseG3754 they have not knownG1097 the FatherG3962 orG3761 Me. 4But theseG3778 thingsG3778 I have spokenG2980 to you, 8soG2443 that whenG3752 their hourG5610 comesG2064, you 9may rememberG3421 that I toldG3004 you of them. TheseG3778 thingsG3778 I did not sayG3004 to you 10at the beginningG746, becauseG3754 I was with you.

The Holy Spirit Promised

5“But nowG3568 11I am goingG5217 to Him who sentG3992 Me; and noneG3762 of you asksG2065 Me, ‘12WhereG4226 are You goingG5217?’ 6But becauseG3754 I have saidG2980 theseG3778 thingsG3778 to you, 13sorrowG3077 has filledG4137 your heartG2588. 7But I tellG3004 you the truthG225, it is to your advantageG4851 that I goG565 awayG565; for ifG1437 I do not goG565 awayG565, the 1415HelperG3875 will not comeG2064 to you; but ifG1437 I goG4198, 16I will sendG3992 Him to you. 8And He, when He comesG2064, will convictG1651 the worldG2889 concerningG4012 sinG266 and righteousnessG1343 and judgmentG2920; 9concerningG4012 sinG266, 17becauseG3754 they do not believeG4100 in Me; 10and concerningG4012 18righteousnessG1343, becauseG3754 19I goG5217 to the FatherG3962 and you noG3765 longerG3765 seeG2334 Me; 1120and concerningG4012 judgmentG2920, becauseG3754 the rulerG758 of thisG3778 worldG2889 has been judgedG2919.

12“I haveG2192 manyG4183 moreG2089 thingsG4183 to sayG3004 to you, but you cannotG1410G3756 bearG941 them nowG737. 13But whenG3752 He, 21the SpiritG4151 of truthG225, comesG2064, He will 22guideG3594 you into allG3956 the truthG225; for He will not speakG2980 on His ownG1438 initiativeG1438, but whateverG3745 He hearsG191, He will speakG2980; and He will discloseG312 to you what is to comeG2064. 14He will 23glorifyG1392 Me, for He will takeG2983 of MineG1699 and will discloseG312 it to you. 1524AllG3956 thingsG3956 that the FatherG3962 hasG2192 are MineG1699; thereforeG1223G3778 I saidG3004 that He takesG2983 of MineG1699 and will discloseG312 it to you.

Jesus’ Death and Resurrection Foretold

16“25A littleG3398 whileG3398, and 26you will noG3765 longerG3765 seeG3708 Me; and againG3825 a littleG3398 whileG3398, and 27you will seeG3708 Me.” 17Some of His disciplesG3101 thenG3767 saidG3004 to oneG240 anotherG240, “WhatG5101 is thisG3778 thingG3778 He is tellingG3004 us, ‘28A littleG3398 whileG3398, and you will not seeG3708 Me; and againG3825 a littleG3398 whileG3398, and you will seeG3708 Me’; and, ‘becauseG3754 29I goG5217 to the FatherG3962’?” 18SoG3767 they were sayingG3004, “WhatG5101 is thisG3778 that He saysG3004, ‘A littleG3398 whileG3398’? We do not knowG3609 whatG5101 He is talkingG2980 about.” 1930JesusG2424 knewG1097 that they wishedG2309 to questionG2065 Him, and He saidG3004 to them, “Are you deliberatingG2212 togetherG3326G240 aboutG4012 thisG3778, that I saidG3004, ‘A littleG3398 whileG3398, and you will not seeG3708 Me, and againG3825 a littleG3398 whileG3398, and you will seeG3708 Me’? 20TrulyG281, trulyG281, I sayG3004 to you, that 31you will weepG2799 and lamentG2354, but the worldG2889 will rejoiceG5463; you will grieveG3076, but 32your griefG3077 will be turnedG1096 into joyG5479. 2133WheneverG3752 a womanG1135 is in laborG5088 she hasG2192 34painG3077, becauseG3754 her hourG5610 has comeG2064; but whenG3752 she givesG1080 birthG1080 to the childG3813, she noG3765 longerG3765 remembersG3421 the anguishG2347 becauseG3754 of the joyG5479 that a 35childG444 has been bornG1080 into the worldG2889. 22ThereforeG3767 36you tooG2532 haveG2192 griefG3077 nowG3568; but 37I will seeG3708 you againG3825, and your heartG2588 will rejoiceG5463, and noG3762 oneG3762 will takeG142 your joyG5479 awayG142 from you.

Prayer Promises

2338In that dayG2250 39you will not questionG2065 Me about anythingG5100. TrulyG281, trulyG281, I sayG3004 to you, 40ifG302 you askG154 the FatherG3962 for anythingG5100 in My nameG3686, He will giveG1325 it to you. 2441UntilG2193 nowG737 you have askedG154 for nothingG3762 in My nameG3686; askG154 and you will receiveG2983, soG2443 that your 42joyG5479 may be madeG4137 fullG4137.

25“TheseG3778 thingsG3778 I have spokenG2980 to you in 4344figurativeG3942 languageG3942; 45an hourG5610 is comingG2064 whenG3753 I will noG3765 longerG3765 speakG2980 to you in 46figurativeG3942 languageG3942, but will tellG518 you plainlyG3954 of the FatherG3962. 2647In that dayG2250 48you will askG154 in My nameG3686, and I do not sayG3004 to you that I will requestG2065 of the FatherG3962 on your behalfG4012; 27for 49the FatherG3962 HimselfG846 lovesG5368 you, becauseG3754 you have lovedG5368 Me and 50have believedG4100 that 51I cameG1831 forthG1831 from the FatherG3962. 2852I cameG1831 forthG1831 from the FatherG3962 and have comeG2064 into the worldG2889; I am leavingG863 the worldG2889 againG3825 and 53goingG4198 to the FatherG3962.”

29His disciplesG3101 saidG3004, “LoG2396, nowG3568 You are speakingG2980 plainlyG3954 and are not 54usingG3004 55a figureG3942 of speechG3942. 30NowG3568 we knowG3609 that You knowG3609 allG3956 thingsG3956, and haveG2192 noG3756 needG5532 for anyoneG5100 to questionG2065 You; by thisG3778 we 56believeG4100 that You 57cameG1831 from GodG2316.” 31JesusG2424 answeredG611 them, “Do you nowG737 believeG4100? 32BeholdG2400, 58an hourG5610 is comingG2064, and has already comeG2064, for 59you to be scatteredG4650, eachG1538 to 60his ownG2398 home, and to leaveG863 Me aloneG3441; and yet 61I amG1510 not aloneG3441, becauseG3754 the FatherG3962 is with Me. 33TheseG3778 thingsG3778 I have spokenG2980 to you, soG2443 that 62in Me you may haveG2192 peaceG1515. 63In the worldG2889 you haveG2192 tribulationG2347, but 64takeG2293 courageG2293; 65I have overcomeG3528 the worldG2889.”

Notes

  1. 1. John 16:1 John 15:18-27 ↩
  2. 2. John 16:1 Matt 11:6 ↩
  3. 3. John 16:2 Or They will have you excommunicated ↩
  4. 4. John 16:2 John 9:22 ↩
  5. 5. John 16:2 John 4:21; 16:25 ↩
  6. 6. John 16:2 Is 66:5; Acts 26:9-11; Rev 6:9 ↩
  7. 7. John 16:3 John 8:19, 55; 15:21; 17:25; Acts 3:17; 1 John 3:1 ↩
  8. 8. John 16:4 John 13:19 ↩
  9. 9. John 16:4 Or will remember them, that I told you ↩
  10. 10. John 16:4 Luke 1:2 ↩
  11. 11. John 16:5 John 7:33; 16:10, 17, 28 ↩
  12. 12. John 16:5 John 13:36; 14:5 ↩
  13. 13. John 16:6 John 14:1; 16:22 ↩
  14. 14. John 16:7 Gr Paracletos, one called alongside to help; or Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor ↩
  15. 15. John 16:7 John 14:16 ↩
  16. 16. John 16:7 John 14:26 ↩
  17. 17. John 16:9 John 15:22, 24 ↩
  18. 18. John 16:10 Acts 3:14; 7:52; 17:31; 1 Pet 3:18 ↩
  19. 19. John 16:10 John 16:5 ↩
  20. 20. John 16:11 John 12:31 ↩
  21. 21. John 16:13 John 14:17 ↩
  22. 22. John 16:13 John 14:26 ↩
  23. 23. John 16:14 John 7:39 ↩
  24. 24. John 16:15 John 17:10 ↩
  25. 25. John 16:16 John 7:33 ↩
  26. 26. John 16:16 John 14:18-24; 16:16-24 ↩
  27. 27. John 16:16 John 16:22 ↩
  28. 28. John 16:17 John 16:16 ↩
  29. 29. John 16:17 John 16:5 ↩
  30. 30. John 16:19 Mark 9:32; John 6:61 ↩
  31. 31. John 16:20 Mark 16:10; Luke 23:27 ↩
  32. 32. John 16:20 John 20:20 ↩
  33. 33. John 16:21 Is 13:8; 21:3; 26:17; 66:7; Hos 13:13; Mic 4:9; 1 Thess 5:3 ↩
  34. 34. John 16:21 Lit grief ↩
  35. 35. John 16:21 Lit human being ↩
  36. 36. John 16:22 John 16:6 ↩
  37. 37. John 16:22 John 16:16 ↩
  38. 38. John 16:23 John 14:20; 16:26 ↩
  39. 39. John 16:23 John 16:19, 30 ↩
  40. 40. John 16:23 John 15:16 ↩
  41. 41. John 16:24 John 14:14 ↩
  42. 42. John 16:24 John 3:29; 15:11 ↩
  43. 43. John 16:25 Lit proverbs; or figures of speech ↩
  44. 44. John 16:25 Matt 13:34; John 10:6; 16:29 ↩
  45. 45. John 16:25 John 16:2 ↩
  46. 46. John 16:25 Lit proverbs; or figures of speech ↩
  47. 47. John 16:26 John 14:20; 16:23 ↩
  48. 48. John 16:26 John 16:19, 30 ↩
  49. 49. John 16:27 John 14:21, 23 ↩
  50. 50. John 16:27 John 2:11; 16:30 ↩
  51. 51. John 16:27 John 8:42 ↩
  52. 52. John 16:28 John 8:42; 16:30 ↩
  53. 53. John 16:28 John 13:1, 3; 16:5, 10, 17 ↩
  54. 54. John 16:29 Lit saying a proverb ↩
  55. 55. John 16:29 Matt 13:34; John 10:6; 16:25 ↩
  56. 56. John 16:30 John 2:11; 16:27 ↩
  57. 57. John 16:30 John 8:42; 16:28 ↩
  58. 58. John 16:32 John 4:23; 16:2, 25 ↩
  59. 59. John 16:32 Zech 13:7; Matt 26:31 ↩
  60. 60. John 16:32 John 19:27 ↩
  61. 61. John 16:32 John 8:29 ↩
  62. 62. John 16:33 John 14:27 ↩
  63. 63. John 16:33 John 15:18ff ↩
  64. 64. John 16:33 Matt 9:2 ↩
  65. 65. John 16:33 Rom 8:37; 2 Cor 2:14; 4:7ff; 6:4ff; Rev 3:21; 12:11 ↩

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