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16 Je vous ai dit tout cela pour que vous soyez préservés de toute chute. Car on vous exclura des synagogues, et même l’heure vient où tous ceux qui vous mettront à mort s’imagineront rendre un culte à Dieu. Ils en arriveront là parce qu’ils n’ont jamais connu ni mon Père ni moi. Je vous ai annoncé tout cela d’avance pour que, lorsque l’heure sera venue pour eux d’agir ainsi, vous vous rappeliez que je vous l’ai prédit. Je ne vous en ai pas parlé dès le début, parce que j’étais encore avec vous.

L’œuvre du Saint-Esprit

Maintenant, je vais auprès de celui qui m’a envoyé, et aucun de vous ne me demande où je vais ? Mais, à cause de ce que je vous ai dit, la tristesse vous a envahis. Pourtant, c’est la vérité que je vais vous dire : il vaut mieux pour vous que je m’en aille. En effet, si je ne m’en vais pas, le Défenseur en justice[a] ne viendra pas à vous. Mais si je m’en vais, alors je vous l’enverrai.

Et quand il sera venu, il produira la preuve que le monde s’égare au sujet du péché, de ce qui est juste et du jugement : au sujet du péché, parce que le monde ne croit pas en moi ; 10 au sujet de ce qui est juste, parce que je m’en vais auprès du Père et que vous ne me verrez plus ; 11 et au sujet du jugement, parce que le dominateur de ce monde est d’ores et déjà condamné.

12 J’ai encore beaucoup de choses à vous dire, mais elles sont encore trop lourdes à porter pour vous.

13 Quand l’Esprit de vérité sera venu, il vous conduira dans la vérité tout entière, car il ne parlera pas de lui-même, mais tout ce qu’il aura entendu, il le dira, et il vous annoncera les choses à venir. 14 Il manifestera ma gloire, car il puisera dans ce qui est à moi et vous l’annoncera.

15 Tout ce que le Père possède m’appartient à moi aussi ; voilà pourquoi je vous dis qu’il puisera dans ce qui est à moi et vous l’annoncera. 16 Dans peu de temps, vous ne me verrez plus ; puis encore un peu de temps, et vous me reverrez.

La tristesse des disciples sera changée en joie

17 Certains de ses disciples se demandèrent alors entre eux : Qu’est-ce qu’il veut nous dire par là : « Dans peu de temps, vous ne me verrez plus ; encore un peu de temps, et vous me reverrez » ? Et aussi lorsqu’il affirme : « Je vais au Père » ?

18 Ils ajoutèrent : Que signifie ce « peu de temps » dont il parle ? Nous ne voyons pas ce qu’il veut dire.

19 Jésus comprit qu’ils voulaient l’interroger ; il leur dit : Vous êtes en train de vous demander entre vous ce que j’ai voulu dire par ces mots : « Dans peu de temps, vous ne me verrez plus ; encore un peu de temps, et vous me reverrez. » 20 Vraiment, je vous l’assure, vous allez pleurer et vous lamenter, tandis que les gens de ce monde jubileront. Vous serez accablés de douleur, mais votre douleur se changera en joie. 21 Lorsqu’une femme accouche, elle éprouve de la douleur parce que c’est le moment ; mais à peine a-t-elle donné le jour au bébé, qu’elle oublie son épreuve à cause de sa joie d’avoir mis au monde un enfant. 22 Vous, de même, vous êtes maintenant dans la douleur, mais je vous verrai de nouveau : alors votre cœur sera rempli de joie, et cette joie, personne ne pourra vous l’enlever. 23 Quand ce jour viendra, vous ne me poserez plus aucune question. Oui, vraiment, je vous l’assure : tout ce que vous demanderez au Père en mon nom, il vous l’accordera[b]. 24 Jusqu’à présent vous n’avez rien demandé en mon nom. Demandez, et vous recevrez, pour que votre joie soit complète.

25 Je vous ai dit tout cela de manière figurée[c]. L’heure vient où je ne vous parlerai plus de cette manière ; je vous annoncerai en toute clarté ce qui concerne le Père. 26 Ce jour-là, vous adresserez vos demandes au Père en mon nom. Et je ne vous dis même pas que j’interviendrai en votre faveur auprès du Père. 27 Car le Père lui-même vous aime parce que vous m’aimez et que vous avez cru que je suis venu de Dieu. 28 C’est vrai : Oui, je suis venu du Père et je suis venu dans le monde. Maintenant, je quitte le monde et je retourne auprès du Père.

29 – Maintenant enfin, s’écrièrent ses disciples, tu nous parles en toute clarté, et non plus de manière figurée. 30 A présent, nous savons que tu sais tout et que tu connais d’avance les questions que l’on aimerait te poser. C’est pourquoi nous croyons que tu viens de Dieu.

31 – Ainsi donc, leur répondit Jésus, vous croyez à présent ! 32 Mais l’heure vient, et elle est déjà là, où vous serez dispersés chacun de son côté, et où vous me laisserez seul. Mais je ne suis pas seul, puisque le Père est avec moi. 33 Il fallait que je vous dise aussi cela pour que vous trouviez la paix en moi. Dans le monde, vous aurez à souffrir bien des afflictions. Mais courage ! Moi, j’ai vaincu le monde.

Footnotes

  1. 16.7 Voir note à 14.16.
  2. 16.23 Certains manuscrits ont : tout ce que vous demanderez au Père, il vous l’accordera en mon nom.
  3. 16.25 Ou : en paraboles, ou : de manière énigmatique.

聖靈的工作

16 「我把這些事告訴你們,以免你們失去信心。 人們將把你們趕出會堂;時候將到,殺害你們的人還以為是在事奉上帝。 他們這樣做,是因為他們根本不認識父,也不認識我。 我把這些事提前告訴你們,是要叫你們到時候可以想起我曾跟你們講過這些事。我以前沒有告訴你們,那是因為我還跟你們在一起。

「現在我要去差我來的父那裡,你們沒有人問我去哪裡。 因為我把這些事告訴了你們,你們心裡充滿了憂愁。 然而,我把實情告訴你們,我去對你們是有益的,因為如果我不去,護慰者就不會來,我去了就會派祂到你們這裡來。 祂來了,就要在罪、義、審判方面責備世人。 在罪方面責備他們,是因為他們不信我; 10 在義方面責備他們,是因為我要去父那裡,你們再也看不到我了; 11 在審判方面責備他們,是因為這世界的王受了審判。

12 「我還有許多事情要告訴你們,可是你們現在不能明白。 13 等到真理之靈來了,祂會引導你們,讓你們明白一切的真理。祂不憑自己說話,而是把祂所聽見的和有關將來的事告訴你們。 14 祂也要把從我那裡領受的指示你們,使我得榮耀。 15 因為父的一切都是我的,所以我才說祂要把從我那裡領受的指示你們。

轉憂為喜

16 「不久,你們就見不到我了,再過不久,你們還會看見我。」

17 幾個門徒彼此議論說:「祂說,『不久,你們就見不到我了,再過不久,你們還會看見我』,祂又說,『因為我要去父那裡』,這到底是什麼意思呢? 18 祂說『不久』是什麼意思呢?我們真不明白!」

19 耶穌知道他們想問祂,就說:「你們在議論我剛才說的話是什麼意思嗎? 20 我實實在在地告訴你們,你們將痛哭、哀號,世人卻要歡喜;你們將憂愁,然而你們的憂愁將變為喜樂。 21 婦人分娩時都會痛苦不已,但孩子生下來後,她就會因為這世界添了一個新生命而充滿歡樂,忘掉了生產的痛苦。 22 同樣,現在你們有憂愁,但到我再見你們的時候,你們的心必歡喜,而且這份喜樂是誰也奪不去的。

23 「到那一天,你們就什麼也不用問我了。我實實在在地告訴你們,你們奉我的名無論向父求什麼,祂都會賜給你們。 24 你們從來沒有奉我的名求過什麼,你們現在求,就必得到,好使你們的喜樂滿溢。

勝過世界

25 「我一直用比喻跟你們講這些事,不久,我就不再用比喻了,而是清楚地把父的事告訴你們。 26 到那天,你們將要奉我的名祈求,我不是說我要為你們向父祈求。 27 父愛你們,因為你們一直愛我,並且相信我來自上帝。 28 我從父那裡來到這個世界,現在我要離開這個世界回到父那裡。」

29 門徒說:「如今你直截了當地告訴我們,不再用比喻了。 30 現在我們知道你無所不知,無需人向你發問,因此我們相信你來自上帝。」

31 耶穌說:「你們現在相信嗎? 32 看啊!時候快到了,現在就是,你們將要分散,各自回家,只留下我一人。不過,我並非一人,因為父與我在一起。 33 我把這些事告訴你們,是要叫你們在我裡面有平安。你們在世上會有苦難,但你們要放心,我已經勝過這個世界。」

Jesus’ Warning

16 (A)These things I have spoken to you so that you will not [a]be (B)led into sin. They will [b](C)ban you from the synagogue, yet (D)an hour is coming for everyone (E)who kills you to think that he is offering a [c]service to God. These things they will do (F)because they have not known the Father nor Me. But these things I have spoken to you, (G)so that when their hour comes, you [d]may remember that I told you of them. However, I did not say these things to you (H)at the beginning, because I was with you.

The Holy Spirit Promised

“But now (I)I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘(J)Where are You going?’ But because I have said these things to you, (K)grief has filled your heart. But I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I am leaving; for if I do not leave, the [e](L)Helper will not come to you; but if I go, (M)I will send Him to you. And He, when He comes, will convict the world regarding sin, and righteousness, and judgment: regarding sin, (N)because they do not believe in Me; 10 and regarding (O)righteousness, because (P)I am going to the Father and you no longer are going to see Me; 11 (Q)and regarding judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

12 “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them at the present time. 13 But when He, (R)the Spirit of truth, comes, He will (S)guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. 14 He will (T)glorify Me, for He will take from Mine and will disclose it to you. 15 (U)All things that the Father has are Mine; this is why I said that He takes from Mine and will disclose it to you.

Jesus’ Death and Resurrection Foretold

16 (V)A little while, and (W)you no longer are going to see Me; and again a little while, and (X)you will see Me.” 17 So some of His disciples said to one another, “What is this that He is telling us, (Y)A little while, and you are not going to see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because (Z)I am going to the Father’?” 18 So they were saying, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.” 19 (AA)Jesus knew that they wanted to question Him, and He said to them, “Are you deliberating together about this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you are not going to see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me’? 20 Truly, truly I say to you that (AB)you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but (AC)your grief will be turned into joy! 21 (AD)Whenever a woman is in labor she has [f]pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a [g]child has been born into the world. 22 Therefore (AE)you too have grief now; but (AF)I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one is going to take your joy away from you.

Prayer Promises

23 And (AG)on that day (AH)you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly I say to you, (AI)if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you. 24 (AJ)Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your (AK)joy may be made full.

25 “These things I have spoken to you in (AL)figures of speech; (AM)an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father. 26 (AN)On that day (AO)you will ask in My name, and I am not saying to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf; 27 for (AP)the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and (AQ)have believed that (AR)I came forth from the Father. 28 (AS)I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and (AT)going to the Father.”

29 His disciples *said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and are not [h]using any (AU)figure of speech. 30 Now we know that You know all things, and that You have no need for anyone to question You; this is why we (AV)believe that You (AW)came forth from God.” 31 Jesus replied to them, “Do you now believe? 32 Behold, (AX)an hour is coming, and has already come, for (AY)you to be scattered, each to (AZ)his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet (BA)I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. 33 These things I have spoken to you so that (BB)in Me you may have peace. (BC)In the world you have tribulation, but (BD)take courage; (BE)I have overcome the world.”

Footnotes

  1. John 16:1 Or let yourselves be led; or fall away (in apostasy)
  2. John 16:2 Or excommunicate
  3. John 16:2 I.e., as an act of worship
  4. John 16:4 Or will remember them, that I told you
  5. John 16:7 Or Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor
  6. John 16:21 Lit grief
  7. John 16:21 Lit human being
  8. John 16:29 Lit saying

16 “All this(A) I have told you so that you will not fall away.(B) They will put you out of the synagogue;(C) in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.(D) They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me.(E) I have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember(F) that I warned you about them. I did not tell you this from the beginning because I was with you,(G) but now I am going to him who sent me.(H) None of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’(I) Rather, you are filled with grief(J) because I have said these things. But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate(K) will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.(L) When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: about sin,(M) because people do not believe in me; 10 about righteousness,(N) because I am going to the Father,(O) where you can see me no longer; 11 and about judgment, because the prince of this world(P) now stands condemned.

12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear.(Q) 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth,(R) comes, he will guide you into all the truth.(S) He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine.(T) That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”

The Disciples’ Grief Will Turn to Joy

16 Jesus went on to say, “In a little while(U) you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.”(V)

17 At this, some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,’(W) and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”(X) 18 They kept asking, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand what he is saying.”

19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me’? 20 Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn(Y) while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.(Z) 21 A woman giving birth to a child has pain(AA) because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. 22 So with you: Now is your time of grief,(AB) but I will see you again(AC) and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.(AD) 23 In that day(AE) you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.(AF) 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive,(AG) and your joy will be complete.(AH)

25 “Though I have been speaking figuratively,(AI) a time is coming(AJ) when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. 26 In that day you will ask in my name.(AK) I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. 27 No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me(AL) and have believed that I came from God.(AM) 28 I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”(AN)

29 Then Jesus’ disciples said, “Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech.(AO) 30 Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe(AP) that you came from God.”(AQ)

31 “Do you now believe?” Jesus replied. 32 “A time is coming(AR) and in fact has come when you will be scattered,(AS) each to your own home. You will leave me all alone.(AT) Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me.(AU)

33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.(AV) In this world you will have trouble.(AW) But take heart! I have overcome(AX) the world.”

Jesus’ Warning

16 (A)These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from (B)stumbling. They will (C)put you out of the synagogue, but (D)an hour is coming for everyone (E)who kills you to think that he is offering service to God. These things they will do (F)because they did not know the Father or Me. But these things I have spoken to you, (G)so that when their hour comes, you [a]may remember that I told you of them. These things I did not say to you (H)at the beginning, because I was with you.

The Spirit Is Promised Again

“But now (I)I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘(J)Where are You going?’ But because I have said these things to you, (K)sorrow has filled your heart. But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the [b](L)Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, (M)I will send Him to you. And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; concerning sin, (N)because they do not believe in Me; 10 and concerning (O)righteousness, because (P)I go to the Father and you no longer see Me; 11 (Q)and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

12 “I still have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 But when He, (R)the Spirit of truth, comes, He will (S)guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak from Himself, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. 14 He will (T)glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you. 15 (U)All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you.

Sorrow Turned to Joy

16 (V)A little while, and (W)you will no longer see Me; and again a little while, and (X)you will see Me.” 17 Some of His disciples then said to one another, “What is this He is telling us, (Y)A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because (Z)I go to the Father’?” 18 So they were saying, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.” 19 (AA)Jesus knew that they were wishing to question Him, and He said to them, “Are you deliberating together about this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me’? 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, that (AB)you will cry and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but (AC)your sorrow will be turned into joy. 21 (AD)Whenever a woman is in labor she has sorrow, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a [c]child has been born into the world. 22 Therefore (AE)you too have sorrow now; but (AF)I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

I Have Overcome the World

23 (AG)And on that day (AH)you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, (AI)if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you. 24 (AJ)Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your (AK)joy may be made complete.

25 “These things I have spoken to you in (AL)figures of speech; (AM)an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you openly of the Father. 26 (AN)On that day (AO)you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf; 27 for (AP)the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and (AQ)have believed that (AR)I came forth from the Father. 28 (AS)I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; I am leaving the world again and (AT)going to the Father.”

29 His disciples *said, “Behold, now You are speaking openly and are not [d]using (AU)a figure of speech. 30 Now we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question You; by this we (AV)believe that You (AW)came from God.” 31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32 Behold, (AX)an hour is coming, and has already come, for (AY)you to be scattered, each to (AZ)his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet (BA)I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. 33 These things I have spoken to you, so that (BB)in Me you may have peace. (BC)In the world you have tribulation, but (BD)take courage; (BE)I have overcome the world.”

Footnotes

  1. John 16:4 Or will remember them, that I told you
  2. John 16:7 Gr parakletos, one called alongside as a helper
  3. John 16:21 Lit human being
  4. John 16:29 Lit saying a proverb