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John 16

New American Standard Bible 2020

Jesus’ Warning

1“1TheseG3778 thingsG3778 I have spokenG2980 to you soG2443 thatG2443 you will not 2be 3ledG4624 intoG4624 sinG4624. 2They will 45banG4160G656 you fromG656 theG656 synagogueG656, yetG235 6an hourG5610 is comingG2064 for everyoneG3956 7who killsG615 you to thinkG1380 that he is offeringG4374 a 8serviceG2999 to GodG2316. 3TheseG3778 thingsG3778 they will doG4160 9becauseG3754 they have not knownG1097 the FatherG3962 norG3761 Me. 4But theseG3778 thingsG3778 I have spokenG2980 to you, 10soG2443 thatG2443 whenG3752 their hourG5610 comesG2064, you 11may rememberG3421 that I toldG3004 you of them. HoweverG1161, I did not sayG3004 theseG3778 thingsG3778 to you 12at the beginningG746, becauseG3754 I was with you.

The Holy Spirit Promised

5“But nowG3568 13I am goingG5217 to Him who sentG3992 Me; and noneG3762 of you asksG2065 Me, ‘14WhereG4226 are You goingG5217?’ 6But becauseG3754 I have saidG2980 theseG3778 thingsG3778 to you, 15griefG3077 has filledG4137 your heartG2588. 7But I tellG3004 you the truthG225: it isG4851 toG4851 your advantageG4851 that I am leavingG565; for ifG1437 I do not leaveG565, the 1617HelperG3875 will not comeG2064 to you; but ifG1437 I goG4198, 18I will sendG3992 Him to you. 8And He, when He comesG2064, will convictG1651 the worldG2889 regardingG4012 sinG266, and righteousnessG1343, and judgmentG2920: 9regardingG4012 sinG266, 19becauseG3754 they do not believeG4100 in Me; 10and regardingG4012 20righteousnessG1343, becauseG3754 21I am goingG5217 to the FatherG3962 and you noG3765 longerG3765 are going to seeG2334 Me; 1122and regardingG4012 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 at the presentG737 timeG737. 13But whenG3752 He, 23the SpiritG4151 of truthG225, comesG2064, He will 24guideG3594 you into allG3956 the truthG225; for He will not speakG2980 on His ownG1438, but whateverG3745 He hearsG191, He will speakG2980; and He will discloseG312 to you what is to comeG2064. 14He will 25glorifyG1392 Me, for He will takeG2983 from MineG1699 and will discloseG312 it to you. 1526AllG3956 thingsG3956 that the FatherG3962 hasG2192 are MineG1699; thisG3778 is whyG1223 I saidG3004 that He takesG2983 from MineG1699 and will discloseG312 it to you.

Jesus’ Death and Resurrection Foretold

16“27A littleG3398 whileG3398, and 28you noG3765 longerG3765 are going to seeG3708 Me; and againG3825 a littleG3398 whileG3398, and 29you will seeG3708 Me.” 17SoG3767 someG1537 ofG1537 His disciplesG3101 saidG3004 to oneG240 anotherG240, “WhatG5101 is thisG3778 that He is tellingG3004 us, ‘30A littleG3398 whileG3398, and you are not going to seeG3708 Me; and againG3825 a littleG3398 whileG3398, and you will seeG3708 Me’; and, ‘becauseG3754 31I am goingG5217 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.” 1932JesusG2424 knewG1097 that they wantedG2309 to questionG2065 Him, and He saidG3004 to them, “Are you deliberatingG2212 togetherG3326G240 aboutG4012 thisG3778, that I saidG3004, ‘A littleG3398 whileG3398, and you are not going to seeG3708 Me, and againG3825 a littleG3398 whileG3398, and you will seeG3708 Me’? 20TrulyG281, trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you that 33you will weepG2799 and mournG2354, but the worldG2889 will rejoiceG5463; you will grieveG3076, but 34your griefG3077 will be turnedG1096 into joyG5479! 2135WheneverG3752 a womanG1135 is in laborG5088 she hasG2192 36painG3077, 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 37childG444 has been bornG1080 into the worldG2889. 22ThereforeG3767 38you tooG2532 haveG2192 griefG3077 nowG3568; but 39I will seeG3708 you againG3825, and your heartG2588 will rejoiceG5463, and noG3762 oneG3762 is going to takeG142 your joyG5479 awayG142 from you.

Prayer Promises

23And 40on that dayG2250 41you will not questionG2065 Me about anythingG5100. TrulyG281, trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, 42ifG302 you askG154 the FatherG3962 for anythingG5100 in My nameG3686, He will giveG1325 it to you. 2443UntilG2193 nowG737 you have askedG154 for nothingG3762 in My nameG3686; askG154 and you will receiveG2983, soG2443 thatG2443 your 44joyG5479 may be madeG4137 fullG4137.

25“TheseG3778 thingsG3778 I have spokenG2980 to you in 45figuresG3942 ofG3942 speechG3942; 46an hourG5610 is comingG2064 whenG3753 I will noG3765 longerG3765 speakG2980 to you in figuresG3942 ofG3942 speechG3942, but will tellG518 you plainlyG3954 aboutG4012 the FatherG3962. 2647On that dayG2250 48you will askG154 in My nameG3686, and I am not sayingG3004 to you that I will requestG2065 of the FatherG3962 onG4012 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; againG3825, I am leavingG863 the worldG2889 and 53goingG4198 to the FatherG3962.”

29His disciplesG3101 saidG3004, “SeeG2396, nowG3568 You are speakingG2980 plainlyG3954 and are not 54usingG3004 anyG3762 55figureG3942 ofG3942 speechG3942. 30NowG3568 we knowG3609 that You knowG3609 allG3956 thingsG3956, and that You haveG2192 noG3756 needG5532 for anyoneG5100 to questionG2065 You; thisG3778 is whyG1722 we 56believeG4100 that You 57cameG1831 forthG1831 from GodG2316.” 31JesusG2424 repliedG611 to 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 thatG2443 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 Or let yourselves be led; or fall away (in apostasy) ↩
  3. 3. John 16:1 Matt 11:6 ↩
  4. 4. John 16:2 Or excommunicate ↩
  5. 5. John 16:2 John 9:22 ↩
  6. 6. John 16:2 John 4:21; 16:25 ↩
  7. 7. John 16:2 Is 66:5; Acts 26:9-11; Rev 6:9 ↩
  8. 8. John 16:2 I.e., as an act of worship ↩
  9. 9. John 16:3 John 8:19, 55; 15:21; 17:25; Acts 3:17; 1 John 3:1 ↩
  10. 10. John 16:4 John 13:19 ↩
  11. 11. John 16:4 Or will remember them, that I told you ↩
  12. 12. John 16:4 Luke 1:2 ↩
  13. 13. John 16:5 John 7:33; 16:10, 17, 28 ↩
  14. 14. John 16:5 John 13:36; 14:5 ↩
  15. 15. John 16:6 John 14:1; 16:22 ↩
  16. 16. John 16:7 Or Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor ↩
  17. 17. John 16:7 John 14:16 ↩
  18. 18. John 16:7 John 14:26 ↩
  19. 19. John 16:9 John 15:22, 24 ↩
  20. 20. John 16:10 Acts 3:14; 7:52; 17:31; 1 Pet 3:18 ↩
  21. 21. John 16:10 John 16:5 ↩
  22. 22. John 16:11 John 12:31 ↩
  23. 23. John 16:13 John 14:17 ↩
  24. 24. John 16:13 John 14:26 ↩
  25. 25. John 16:14 John 7:39 ↩
  26. 26. John 16:15 John 17:10 ↩
  27. 27. John 16:16 John 7:33 ↩
  28. 28. John 16:16 John 14:18-24; 16:16-24 ↩
  29. 29. John 16:16 John 16:22 ↩
  30. 30. John 16:17 John 16:16 ↩
  31. 31. John 16:17 John 16:5 ↩
  32. 32. John 16:19 Mark 9:32; John 6:61 ↩
  33. 33. John 16:20 Mark 16:10; Luke 23:27 ↩
  34. 34. John 16:20 John 20:20 ↩
  35. 35. John 16:21 Is 13:8; 21:3; 26:17; 66:7; Hos 13:13; Mic 4:9; 1 Thess 5:3 ↩
  36. 36. John 16:21 Lit grief ↩
  37. 37. John 16:21 Lit human being ↩
  38. 38. John 16:22 John 16:6 ↩
  39. 39. John 16:22 John 16:16 ↩
  40. 40. John 16:23 John 14:20; 16:26 ↩
  41. 41. John 16:23 John 16:19, 30 ↩
  42. 42. John 16:23 John 15:16 ↩
  43. 43. John 16:24 John 14:14 ↩
  44. 44. John 16:24 John 3:29; 15:11 ↩
  45. 45. John 16:25 Matt 13:34; John 10:6; 16:29 ↩
  46. 46. John 16:25 John 16:2 ↩
  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 ↩
  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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