John Sixteen
I have spoken these things to you, so
that you may not stumble. For they will put you out of their synagogues;
and the hour will come that whoever
kills you, will think that he has offered
an offering to God. And these things they will do, because they
have not known my Father, nor me. I have spoken these things to you, that
when their time does come, you may remember
them, and that I told you. And these
things I did not tell you before, because I
was with you.
¶ But now I am going to him who sent me,
and yet no one of you asks me, Where are
you going? But because I told you these things, sorrow
has come and filled your hearts. But I tell you the truth, It is better for you
that I should go away; for if I do not go away,
the Comforter will not come to you; but if I
should go, I will send him to you. And when he is come, he will rebuke the
world concerning sin, concerning righteousness,
and concerning judgment. Concerning sin, because they do not believe
in me; Concerning righteousness, because I go
to my Father, and you will not see me again;
Concerning judgment, because the leader
of this world has been judged. Again, I have many other things to tell
you, but you cannot grasp them now. But when the Spirit of truth is come, he
will guide you into all the truth; for he will
not speak from himself, but what he hears
that he will speak; and he will make known
to you things which are to come in the future. He will glorify me; because he will take
of my own and show to you. Everything that my Father has is mine;
this is the reason why I told you that he will
take of my own and show to you. A little while, and you will not see me;
and again a little while, and you will see me,
because I am going to the Father. Then his disciples said to one another,
What is this that he said 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 my Father? And they said, What is this that he said,
A little while? We cannot understand what
he talks about. Jesus knew that they desired to ask him,
and he said to them, Are you inquiring among
yourselves concerning this, that I told you,
A little while, and you will not see me; and
again a little while, and you will see me? Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will
weep and wail, and yet the world will rejoice;
and you will be sad, but your sadness
will be changed into gladness. When a woman is in travail, she is depressed,
because her day has arrived; but
when she has given birth to a son, she no
longer remembers her troubles, because of
the joy that a male child is born into the
world. So you also are depressed; but I will see
you again, and your heart will rejoice, and
your joy no man will take away from you. In that day you will not ask me anything.
Truly, truly, I say to you, that whatever you
ask my Father in my name, he will give it to
you. Hitherto you have asked nothing in my
name; ask and you will receive, so that your
joy may be full. I have spoken these things in figures; but
the time is coming, when I will not speak to
you in figures, but will plainly explain to you
concerning the Father. In that day you will ask in my name; and
I will not say to you, I will ask the Father
concerning you. For the Father himself loves you, because
you have loved me, and have believed that I
came forth from the Father. I came forth from the Father, and I came
into the world; again, I am leaving the world
and I am going to the Father. His disciples said to him, Behold, now
you speak plainly, and do not utter a single
figure. Now we understand that you know everything;
and you need no man to ask you;
by this we believe that you have come forth
from God. Jesus said to them, Believe it. For behold, the hour is coming, and it
has now come, when you will be dispersed,
every man to his own country, and you will
leave me alone; and yet I am never alone,
because the Father is with me. These things I have said to you, that in
me you may have peace. In the world you
will have tribulation; but have courage; I have
conquered the world.