圣灵的工作

16 “我把这些事告诉你们,以免你们失去信心。 人们将把你们赶出会堂,时候将到,杀害你们的人还以为是在事奉上帝。 他们这样做,是因为他们根本不认识父,也不认识我。 我把这些事提前告诉你们,是要叫你们到时候可以想起我曾跟你们讲过这些事。我以前没有告诉你们,那是因为我还跟你们在一起。

“现在我要去差我来的父那里,你们没有人问我去哪里。 因为我把这些事告诉了你们,你们心里充满了忧愁。 然而,我把实情告诉你们,我去对你们是有益的,因为如果我不去,护慰者就不会来,我去了就会派祂到你们这里来。 祂来了,就要在罪、义、审判方面责备世人。 在罪方面责备他们,是因为他们不信我; 10 在义方面责备他们,是因为我要去父那里,你们再也看不到我了; 11 在审判方面责备他们,是因为这世界的王受了审判。

12 “我还有许多事情要告诉你们,可是你们现在不能明白。 13 等到真理之灵来了,祂会引导你们,让你们明白一切的真理。祂不凭自己说话,而是把祂所听见的和有关将来的事告诉你们。 14 祂也要把从我那里领受的指示你们,使我得荣耀。 15 因为父的一切都是我的,所以我才说祂要把从我那里领受的指示你们。

转忧为喜

16 “不久,你们就见不到我了,再过不久,你们还会看见我。”

17 几个门徒彼此议论说:“祂说,‘不久,你们就见不到我了,再过不久,你们还会看见我’,祂又说,‘因为我要去父那里’,这到底是什么意思呢? 18 祂说‘不久’是什么意思呢?我们真不明白!”

19 耶稣知道他们想问祂,就说:“你们在议论我刚才说的话是什么意思吗? 20 我实实在在地告诉你们,你们将痛哭、哀号,世人却要欢喜;你们将忧愁,然而你们的忧愁将变为喜乐。 21 妇人分娩时都会痛苦不已,但孩子生下来后,她就会因为这世界添了一个新生命而充满欢乐,忘掉了生产的痛苦。 22 同样,现在你们有忧愁,但到我再见你们的时候,你们的心必欢喜,而且这份喜乐是谁也夺不去的。

23 “到那一天,你们就什么也不用问我了。我实实在在地告诉你们,你们奉我的名无论向父求什么,祂都会赐给你们。 24 你们从来没有奉我的名求过什么,你们现在求,就必得到,好使你们的喜乐满溢。

胜过世界

25 “我一直用比喻跟你们讲这些事,不久,我就不再用比喻了,而是清楚地把父的事告诉你们。 26 到那天,你们将要奉我的名祈求,我不是说我要为你们向父祈求。 27 父爱你们,因为你们一直爱我,并且相信我来自上帝。 28 我从父那里来到这个世界,现在我要离开这个世界回到父那里。”

29 门徒说:“如今你直截了当地告诉我们,不再用比喻了。 30 现在我们知道你无所不知,无需人向你发问,因此我们相信你来自上帝。”

31 耶稣说:“你们现在相信吗? 32 看啊!时候快到了,现在就是,你们将要分散,各自回家,只留下我一人。不过,我并非一人,因为父与我在一起。 33 我把这些事告诉你们,是要叫你们在我里面有平安。你们在世上会有苦难,但你们要放心,我已经胜过这个世界。”

16 “I have told you these things to keep you from stumbling. They will ban you from the synagogues.(A) In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service(B) to God. They will do these things because they haven’t known(C) the Father or Me. But I have told you these things so that when their time[a] comes you may remember(D) I told them to you. I didn’t tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

The Counselor’s Ministry

“But now I am going away(E) to Him who sent Me, and not one of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’(F) Yet, because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. Nevertheless, I am telling you the truth.(G) It is for your benefit that I go away, because if I don’t go away the Counselor will not come to you. If I go, I will send Him to you.(H) When He comes, He will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment: About sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father(I) and you will no longer see Me; 11 and about judgment,(J) because the ruler of this world(K) has been judged.(L)

12 “I still have many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now.(M) 13 When the Spirit of truth(N) comes, He will guide you into all the truth.(O) For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak whatever He hears. He will also declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me, because He will take from what is Mine and declare it to you. 15 Everything the Father(P) has is Mine.(Q) This is why I told you that He takes from what is Mine and will declare it to you.(R)

Sorrow Turned to Joy

16 “A little while(S) and you will no longer see Me;(T) again a little while and you will see Me.”[b]

17 Therefore some of His disciples said to one another, “What is this He tells us: ‘A little while and you will not see Me; again a little while and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I am going to the Father’(U)?” 18 They said, “What is this He is saying,[c] ‘A little while’? We don’t know what He’s talking about!”

19 Jesus knew they wanted to question Him, so He said to them, “Are you asking one another about what I said, ‘A little while and you will not see Me; again a little while and you will see Me’?

20 “I assure you: You will weep and wail,(V) but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful,(W) but your sorrow will turn to joy. 21 When a woman is in labor she has pain(X) because her time has come. But when she has given birth to a child,(Y) she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a person has been born into the world. 22 So you also have sorrow[d] now. But I will see you again. Your hearts will rejoice,(Z) and no one will rob you of your joy.(AA) 23 In that day you will not ask Me anything.

“I assure you: Anything you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.(AB) 24 Until now you have asked for nothing in My name.(AC) Ask and you will receive,(AD) so that your joy may be complete.(AE)

Jesus the Victor

25 “I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. A time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but I will tell you plainly about the Father. 26 In that day you will ask(AF) in My name.(AG) I am not telling you that I will make requests to the Father on your behalf. 27 For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved(AH) Me and have believed that I came from God.[e](AI) 28 I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”(AJ)

29 “Ah!” His disciples said. “Now You’re speaking plainly and not using any figurative language. 30 Now we know that You know everything(AK) and don’t need anyone to question You. By this we believe that You came from God.”(AL)

31 Jesus responded to them, “Do you now believe? 32 Look: An hour is coming, and has come,(AM) when each of you will be scattered to his own home, and you will leave Me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.(AN) 33 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.”

Footnotes

  1. John 16:4 Other mss read when the time
  2. John 16:16 Other mss add because I am going to the Father
  3. John 16:18 Other mss omit He is saying
  4. John 16:22 Other mss read will have sorrow
  5. John 16:27 Other mss read from the Father

16 “我把这些事告诉了你们,使你们不致后退。 人要把你们赶出会堂;并且时候要到,所有要杀害你们的人,以为这样就是事奉 神。 他们要作这些事,因为他们不认识父,也不认识我。 我把这些事告诉了你们,让你们到了那个时候,可以想起我告诉过你们了。

圣灵的工作

“我起初没有把这些事告诉你们,因为我跟你们在一起。 现在我要到那差我来的那里去,你们中间并没有人问:‘你到哪里去?’ 然而因为我把这些事告诉了你们,你们心里就充满忧愁。 但我要把实情告诉你们,我去是对你们有益的。如果我不去,保惠师就不会到你们这里来;我若去了,就会差他到你们这里来。 他来了,就要在罪、在义、在审判各方面指证世人的罪。 在罪方面,是因为他们不信我; 10 在义方面,是因为我到父那里去,你们就再看不见我; 11 在审判方面,是因为这世界的统治者已经受了审判。

12 “我还有许多事要告诉你们,可是你们现在担当不了; 13 只等真理的灵来了,他要引导你们进入一切真理。他不是凭着自己说话,而是把他听见的都说出来,并且要把将来的事告诉你们。 14 他要荣耀我,因为他要把从我那里所领受的告诉你们。 15 父所有的一切,都是我的;所以我说,他要把从我那里所领受的告诉你们。

你们的忧愁要变为喜乐

16 “不久,你们不会再看见我;再过不久,你们还要看见我。” 17 于是他的门徒中有几个彼此说:“他对我们说:‘不久,你们不会看见我;再过不久,你们还要看见我。’又说:‘因为我到父那里去。’这是甚么意思呢?” 18 他们又说:“他所说的‘不久’,是甚么意思呢?我们不晓得他在讲甚么。” 19 耶稣知道他们想问他,就说:“我所说的‘不久,你们不会看见我;再过不久,你们还要看见我’,你们为了这话彼此议论吗? 20 我实实在在告诉你们,你们要痛哭哀号,世人却要欢喜;你们要忧愁,但你们的忧愁要变为喜乐。 21 妇人生产的时候会有忧愁,因为她的时候到了;但生了孩子以后,就不再记住那痛苦了,因为欢喜有一个人生到世上来。 22 现在你们也有忧愁;但我要再见你们,你们的心就会喜乐,你们的喜乐是没有人能够夺去的。 23 到了那天,你们甚么也不会问我了。我实实在在告诉你们,你们奉我的名无论向父求甚么,他必定赐给你们。 24 你们向来没有奉我的名求甚么;现在你们祈求,就必定得着,让你们的喜乐满溢。

耶稣已经胜过世界

25 “我用譬喻对你们说了这些事,时候要到,我不再用譬喻对你们说了,而是把关于父的事明明白白告诉你们。 26 到了那天,你们要奉我的名祈求,我不是说我要为你们请求父; 27 父自己爱你们,因为你们已经爱我,并且信我是从 神那里来的。 28 我从父那里来,到了这世界;我又离开这世界,到父那里去。” 29 门徒说:“你看,现在你是明说,不是用譬喻说了。 30 现在我们知道你是无所不知的,不需要人向你发问。因此,我们信你是从 神那里来的。” 31 耶稣对他们说:“现在你们信吗? 32 看哪,时候要到,而且已经到了,你们要分散,各人到自己的地方去,只留下我独自一个人。其实我不是独自一个人,因为有父与我同在。 33 我把这些事告诉你们,是要使你们在我里面有平安。在世上你们有患难,但你们放心,我已经胜了这世界。”