John 16

¹I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away .

²They will put you out of the synagogues . Indeed , the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God .

³And they will do these things because they have not known the Father , nor me .

⁴But I have said these things to you , that when their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you. I did not say these things to you from the beginning , because I was with you .

⁵But now I am going to him who sent me , and none of you asks me , Where are you going ?

⁶But because I have said these things to you , sorrow has filled your heart .

⁷Nevertheless , I tell you the truth : it is to your advantage that I go away , for if I do not go away , the Helper will not come to you . But if I go , I will send him to you .

⁸And when he comes , he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment :

⁹concerning sin , because they do not believe in me ;

¹⁰concerning righteousness , because I go to the Father , and you will see me no longer ;

¹¹concerning judgment , because the ruler of this world is judged .

¹²I still have many things to say to you , but you cannot bear them now .

¹³When the Spirit of truth comes , he will guide you into all the truth , for he will not speak on his own authority , but whatever he hears he will speak , and he will declare to you the things that are to come .

¹⁴He will glorify me , for he will take what is mine and declare it to you .

¹⁵All that the Father has is mine ; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you .

¹⁶A little while , and you will see me no longer ; and again a little while , and you will see me .

¹⁷So some of his disciples said to one another , What is this that he says to us , A little while , and you will not see me , and again a little while , and you will see me ; and , because I am going to the Father ?

¹⁸So they were saying , What does he mean by a little while ? We do not know what he is talking about .

¹⁹Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him , so he said to them , Is this what you are asking yourselves , what I meant by saying , 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 , you will weep and lament , but the world will rejoice . You will be sorrowful , but your sorrow will turn into joy .

²¹When a woman is giving birth , she has sorrow because her hour has come , but when she has delivered the baby , she no longer remembers the anguish , for joy that a human being has been born into the world .

²²So also you have sorrow now , but I will see you again , and your hearts will rejoice , and no one will take your joy from you .

²³In that day you will ask nothing of me . Truly , truly , I say to you , whatever you ask of the Father in my name , he will give it to you .

²⁴Until now you have asked nothing in my name . Ask , and you will receive , that your joy may be full .

²⁵I have said these things to you in figures of speech . The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father .

²⁶In that day you will ask in my name , and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf ;

²⁷for the Father himself loves you , because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God .

²⁸I came from the Father and have come into the world , and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father .

²⁹His disciples said , Ah , now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech !

³⁰Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you ; this is why we believe that you came from God .

³¹Jesus answered them , Do you now believe ?

³²Behold , the hour is coming , indeed it has come , when you will be scattered , each to his own home, and will leave me alone . Yet I am not alone , for the Father is with me .

³³I have said these things to you , that in me you may have peace . In the world you will have tribulation . But take heart ; I have overcome the world .