JOHN 16 [†]“I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. 2[†] x They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed,  y the hour is coming when  z whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. 3And they will do these things  a because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4[†]But  b I have said these things to you, that when  c their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you.

“I did not say these things to you from the beginning,  d because I was with you. 5[†]But now  e I am going to him who sent me, and  f none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6But because I have said these things to you,  g sorrow has filled your heart. 7[†]Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for  h if I do not go away,  i the Helper will not come to you. But  j if  k I go,  l I will send him to you. 8[†] m And when he comes, he will  n convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9concerning sin,  o because they do not believe in me; 10[†] p concerning righteousness,  q because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11[†] r concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world  s is judged.

12“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13[†]When  t the Spirit of truth comes,  u he will  v guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but  w whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14He will  x glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 y All that the Father has is mine;  z therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

16[†] a “A little while, and you will see me no longer; and  b again a little while, and you will see me.” 17So  c some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us,  d ‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and,  e ‘because I am going to the Father’?” 18So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’?  f We do not know what he is talking about.” 19 g Jesus 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,  h you will weep and lament, but  i the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but  j your sorrow will turn into joy. 21 k When 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. 22 l So also you have sorrow now, but  m I will see you again, and  n your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. 23[†] o In that day you will  p ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you,  q whatever you ask of the Father in my name,  r he will give it to you. 24[†]Until now you have asked nothing in my name.  s Ask, and you will receive,  t that your joy may be full.

25[†]“I have said these things to you in figures of speech.  u 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; 27 v for the Father himself loves you, because  w you have loved me and  x have believed that I came from God. [1] 28[†] y I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now  z I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”

29His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not  a using figurative speech! 30Now we know that  b you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that  c you came from God.” 31Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32[†]Behold,  d the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when  e you will be scattered, each to his own home, and  f will leave me alone.  g Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. 33[†]I have said these things to you, that  h in me you may have peace.  i In the world you will have  j tribulation. But  k take heart;  l I have overcome the world.”