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Johannes 16
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Het werk van de Heilige Geest (vervolg)

16 Ik vertel jullie dit, zodat jullie je geloof niet zullen verliezen door wat de mensen jullie aandoen. 2 Ze zullen jullie verbieden om nog in de synagogen te komen. Ze zullen jullie doden. Ze zullen zelfs denken dat ze God daarmee een groot plezier doen. 3 En ze zullen dat doen omdat ze de Vader en Mij niet kennen. 4 Ik zeg het jullie nu alvast. Wanneer het dan gebeurt, zullen jullie je herinneren dat Ik jullie daar al voor gewaarschuwd had. Ik heb jullie deze dingen nog niet eerder verteld, omdat Ik nog bij jullie was. 5 Maar nu ga Ik naar Hem die Mij heeft gestuurd. Niemand van jullie vraagt waar Ik heen ga. 6 Want jullie zijn verdrietig geworden door wat Ik heb verteld. 7 Maar geloof Mij: het is beter voor jullie dat Ik wegga. Want als Ik niet wegga, kan de Helper niet naar jullie toe komen. Maar als Ik wel wegga, kan Ik Hem naar jullie toe sturen. 8 En als Hij gekomen is, zal Hij de mensen overtuigen. Hij zal hen ervan overtuigen dat ze ongehoorzaam zijn aan God, dat God rechtvaardig is en dat Hij zal rechtspreken. 9 Hij zal hun laten zien dat ze ongehoorzaam zijn aan Hem, omdat ze niet in Mij geloven. 10 Hij zal hun laten zien dat God rechtvaardig is, omdat Ik naar de Vader ga en jullie Mij niet langer zien. 11 Hij zal hun laten zien dat God rechtspreekt, omdat God de heerser van de wereld heeft verslagen en veroordeeld.

12 Ik heb jullie nog veel te vertellen, maar jullie kunnen dat nu nog niet aan. 13 Maar als de Geest van de waarheid gekomen is, zal Hij jullie de hele waarheid laten zien. Want Hij zal niet Zelf bedenken wat Hij zal zeggen. Hij zal zeggen wat Hij van God moet zeggen. En Hij zal jullie vertellen wat er in de toekomst gaat gebeuren. 14 Hij zal Mij eren, want Hij zal jullie vertellen over alles wat van Mij is. 15 Alles wat van de Vader is, is van Mij. Daarom zei Ik dat Hij jullie zal vertellen over alles wat van Mij is."

Jezus legt uit waarom zijn leerlingen niet verdrietig hoeven te zijn

16 Jezus zei: "Nog maar even en dan zullen jullie Mij niet meer zien. En wéér even en jullie zullen Mij weer zien. Want Ik ga naar de Vader." 17 Een paar van zijn leerlingen zeiden tegen elkaar: "Wat bedoelt Hij daarmee: 'Nog maar even en dan zullen jullie Mij niet meer zien, en wéér even en jullie zullen Mij weer zien'? En met: 'Ik ga naar de Vader'? 18 En wat is dan 'even'? We begrijpen niet wat Hij bedoelt." 19 Jezus merkte dat ze Hem iets wilden vragen. Daarom zei Hij: "Hebben jullie het er met elkaar over dat Ik zei: 'Nog even en dan zullen jullie Mij niet meer zien, en wéér even en jullie zullen Mij weer zien'? 20 Luister goed! Ik zeg jullie dat jullie vreselijk verdrietig zullen zijn. Maar de mensen die Mij niet geloven, zullen blij zijn. Jullie zullen verdrietig zijn, maar jullie verdriet zal veranderen in blijdschap. 21 Als een vrouw een kind krijgt, heeft ze pijn. Maar als het kind er eenmaal is, is ze daar zó blij mee, dat ze niet meer aan de pijn denkt. 22 Jullie hebben nu wel verdriet, maar Ik zal jullie terugzien. Dan zullen jullie blij zijn en niemand kan jullie die blijdschap afnemen. 23 Dan zullen jullie Mij niets meer vragen omdat jullie dan alles begrijpen. Luister goed! Ik zeg jullie dat als jullie de Vader om iets zullen bidden, dan zal Hij het jullie geven omdat jullie bij Mij horen. 24 Tot nu toe hebben jullie nooit God om iets gebeden omdat jullie bij Mij horen.[a] Doe dat, dan zullen jullie krijgen wat jullie bidden, zodat jullie heel erg blij zullen zijn.

25 Ik heb jullie hier al over verteld in de vorm van verhalen. Maar er komt een moment dat Ik jullie niet meer met verhalen over de Vader zal vertellen. Dan zal alles helder en duidelijk zijn. 26 Dan zullen jullie de Vader om iets bidden omdat jullie bij Mij horen. Ik zeg niet dat Ík voor jullie iets aan de Vader zal vragen. 27 Want de Vader houdt Zelf van jullie, omdat jullie van Mij houden en hebben geloofd dat Ik bij God vandaan ben gekomen. 28 Ik ben bij de Vader vandaan gekomen en naar de aarde gegaan. Ik ga ook weer van de aarde weg, terug naar de Vader."

29 Zijn leerlingen zeiden: "Nu is het helemaal duidelijk wat U zegt, nu U niet meer in de vorm van verhalen vertelt. 30 Nu weten we dat U alles weet. Het is voor U niet nodig dat iemand U iets vraagt. U weet alles al. Daarom geloven we dat U bij God vandaan bent gekomen." 31 Jezus antwoordde: "Geloven jullie het nu? 32 Let op, nu is het moment gekomen dat jullie uit elkaar gejaagd zullen worden. Jullie zullen allemaal naar huis vluchten. Mij zullen jullie in de steek laten. En toch ben Ik niet alleen, want de Vader is bij Mij. 33 Ik heb jullie dit allemaal gezegd, zodat mijn vrede in jullie zou kunnen zijn. Jullie zullen in de wereld veel moeilijkheden hebben. Maar houd moed: Ik heb de wereld overwonnen."

Footnotes

  1. Johannes 16:24 Tot dan toe hadden ze nooit iets gebeden 'in Jezus' naam.'
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John 16
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16 “I have told you these things to keep you from ·giving up [stumbling; falling away; going astray]. 2 People will ·put you out of [ban you from] their synagogues. Yes, ·the time [L an hour; C an indefinite reference to a future time but likely connected to the period after the death and resurrection of Christ] is coming when those who kill you will think they are offering ·service [worship] to God. 3 They will do this because they have not known the Father and they have not known me. 4 I have told you these things now so that when ·the time [L their hour; C the time of persecution] comes you will remember that I ·warned [told] you [about them].

The Work of the Holy Spirit

“I did not tell you ·these things [C that they would experience persecution] ·at [from] the beginning, because I was with you then. 5 Now I am going back to the One who sent me. But none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 Your hearts are filled with ·sadness [grief; sorrow] because I have told you these things. 7 But I tell you the truth, it is ·better for you [for your advantage] that I go away. [L For] When I go away, I will send the ·Helper [Counselor; Advocate; C the Holy Spirit] to you. If I do not go away, the Helper will not come [to you]. 8 When the Helper comes, he will ·prove to the people of the world the truth about sin [L convict/expose/convince the world about sin], about ·being right with God [L righteousness], and about judgment [C the meaning of this sentence is uncertain, as are the explanatory phrases in vv. 9–11]. 9 ·He will prove to them that sin is not believing in me [L concerning sin, because they do not believe in me]. 10 ·He will prove to them that being right with God comes from my going to the Father and not being seen anymore [L concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father and you will no longer see me; C probably means the Spirit will convict the world of its empty righteousness because Jesus is no longer present to model true righteousness]. 11 ·And the Helper will prove to them that judgment happened when the ruler of this world was judged [L concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged; C probably means the Spirit will convict the world that its judgments are false because Satan—the one they follow—has been condemned by Christ’s victory on the cross].

12 “I [L still] have many more things to say to you, but ·they are too much for you [L you cannot bear them] now. 13 But when the Spirit of truth [C the Helper; see 16:7] comes, he will ·lead [guide] you into all truth. He will not speak ·his own words [from his own authority; L from himself], but he will speak only what he hears [C from the Father], and he will ·tell [announce/declare to] you what is to come. 14 The Spirit of truth will ·bring glory to [glorify; honor] me, because he will take what ·I have to say [L is mine] and ·tell [announce; declare] it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take what ·I have to say [L what is mine] and ·tell [announce; declare] it to you.

Sadness Will Become Happiness

16 “After a little while you will not see me [C after his crucifixion], and then after a little while you will see me again [C after his resurrection].”

17 [L Therefore] Some of the ·followers [disciples] ·said to each other [discussed among themselves], “What does Jesus mean when he says, ‘After a little while you will not see me, and then after a little while you will see me again’? And what does he mean when he says, ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” 18 They also asked, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand what he is saying.”

19 Jesus ·saw [knew; was aware] that the ·followers [disciples] wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you ·asking each other [discussing among yourselves] what I meant when I said, ‘After a little while you will not see me, and then after a little while you will see me again’? 20 ·I tell you the truth [L Truly, truly I say to you], you will ·cry and be sad [weep and mourn/lament], but the world will be happy. You will ·be sad [grieve; have pain], but your ·sadness [grief; pain] will become joy. 21 When a woman ·gives birth to a baby [goes into labor], she has pain, because her ·time [L hour] has come. But when her baby is born, she ·forgets the pain [does not remember the suffering/affliction], because ·she is so happy [L of the joy] that a ·child [L human being] has been born into the world. 22 It is the same with you. Now you are ·sad [sorrowful; in pain; grieving], but I will see you again and ·you [L your heart] will ·be happy [rejoice], and no one will take away your joy. 23 In that day [C after his resurrection] you will not ask me for anything. ·I tell you the truth [L Truly, truly I say to you], my Father will give you anything you ask for in my name [see 14:13]. 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy will be ·the fullest possible joy [complete; fulfilled].

Victory over the World

25 “I have told you these things ·indirectly in stories [in parables/figurative speech]. But ·the time [L the hour] will come when I will ·not [no longer] use ·stories like that [parables; figurative speech; 10:6] to tell you things; I will speak to you in plain words about the Father. 26 In that day you will ask the Father for things in my name. I mean, I will not need to ask the Father for you. 27 [L For] The Father himself loves you. He loves you because you loved me and believed that I came from God. 28 I came from the Father into the world. Now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”

29 Then the ·followers [disciples] of Jesus said, “You are speaking ·clearly [plainly] to us now and are not using ·stories that are hard to understand [parables; figurative speech]. 30 We can see now that you know all things. ·You can answer a person’s question even before it is asked. [L You do not need anyone to question you.] This makes us believe you came from God.”

31 Jesus answered, “So now you believe? 32 Listen to me; ·a time [L an hour] is coming when you will be scattered, each to your own home [compare Zech. 13:7]. That time is now here. You will leave me alone, but I am ·never really [L not] alone, because the Father is with me.

33 “I told you these things so that you can have peace in me. In this world you will have ·trouble [persecution; suffering], but ·be brave [take courage/heart]! I have ·defeated [victory over; conquered; overcome] the world.”

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John 16
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16 “All this(A) I have told you so that you will not fall away.(B) 2 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) 3 They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me.(E) 4 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) 5 but now I am going to him who sent me.(H) None of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’(I) 6 Rather, you are filled with grief(J) because I have said these things. 7 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) 8 When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 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.”

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John 16
The Voice

As Jesus warns of the mistreatment His followers can expect, He disarms fears by noting the most important things. If the Spirit is within, there is no reason to fear. In fact, the church will thrive under persecution. Yet humans are obsessed with power and political prominence as a means to influence the culture. Christian citizens have an obligation to strive for justice and freedom through the transforming power of the Spirit in people’s lives. Rather than exerting temporal power, the real work of the Kingdom often thrives under fierce attack and opposition. Jesus announces this coming persecution to His followers, believing this will lead to their finest hour.

16 Jesus: I am telling you all of this so that you may avoid the offenses that are coming. 2 The time will come when they will kick you out of the synagogue because some believe God desires them to execute you as an act of faithful service. 3 They will do this because they don’t know the Father, or else they would know Me. 4 I’m telling you all this so that when it comes to pass you will remember what you have heard. It was not important for Me to give you this information in the beginning when I was with you. 5 But now, I am going to the One who has sent Me, and none of you ask Me, “Where are You going?”

6 I know that hearing news like this is overwhelming and sad. 7 But the truth is that My departure will be a gift that will serve you well, because if I don’t leave, the great Helper will not come to your aid. When I leave, I will send Him to you. 8-9 When He arrives, He will uncover the sins of the world, expose unbelief as sin, and allow all to see their sins in the light of righteousness for the first time. 10 This new awareness of righteousness is important because I am going to the Father and will no longer be present with you. 11 The Spirit will also carry My judgment because the one who rules in this world has already been defeated.

12 I have so much more to say, but you cannot absorb it right now. 13-15 The Spirit of truth will come and guide you in all truth. He will not speak His own words to you; He will speak what He hears, revealing to you the things to come and bringing glory to Me. The Spirit has unlimited access to Me, to all that I possess and know, just as everything the Father has is Mine. That is the reason I am confident He will care for My own and reveal the path to you. 16 For a little while you will not see Me; but after that, a time will come when you will see Me again.

Some of His Disciples: 17 What does He mean? “I’ll be here, and then I won’t be here, because I’ll be with the Father”?

Other Disciples: 18 What is He saying? “A little while”? We don’t understand.

The promise of eternity is a reminder that God’s children are made for a renewed world. There is great comfort amid fear, knowing believers will be reunited with Jesus and joined with the Father. As believers labor together in this world—enduring pain, loss, and unfulfilled desires—they should be encouraged that in eternity all needs will be fulfilled in the presence of God.

19 Jesus knew they had questions to ask of Him, so He approached them.

Jesus: Are you trying to figure out what I mean when I say you will see Me in a little while? 20 I tell you the truth, a time is approaching when you will weep and mourn while the world is celebrating. You will grieve, but that grief will give birth to great joy. 21-22 In the same way that a woman labors in great pain during childbirth only to forget the intensity of the pain when she holds her child, when I return, your labored grief will also change into a joy that cannot be stolen.

23 When all this transpires, you will finally have the answers you have been seeking. I tell you the truth, anything you ask of the Father in My name, He will give to you. 24 Until this moment, you have not sought after anything in My name. Ask and you will receive so that you will be filled with joy.

25 I have been teaching you all of these truths through stories and metaphors, but the time is coming for Me to speak openly and directly of the Father.

26 The day is coming when you will make a request in My name, but I will not represent you before the Father. 27 You will be heard directly by the Father. The Father loves you because you love Me and know that I come from the Father. 28 I came from the Father into the cosmos, but soon I will leave it and return to the Father.

All His disciples mourn Jesus’ refusal to take His rightful place as a king and lead a revolution. Jesus knows political might, brute force, and earthly governments are not helpful tools in a battle for hearts. Spiritual revolutions are subversive. They are led by defiant acts of love (for example, healing, foot washing, and martyrdom). Laws do not change hearts, and violence induces hatred and fear. But a sincere community of faith in which love and hope are demonstrated even in the darkest hours will lead a spiritual revolution. It is time to go forward with open eyes and continue to labor as Christian citizens, placing hope only in the redemptive work of the gospel.

Disciples: 29 We hear You speaking clearly and not in metaphors. How could we misunderstand? 30 We see now that You are aware of everything and You reveal things at the proper time. So we do not need to question You, because we believe You have come from God.

Jesus: 31 So you believe now? 32 Be aware that a time is coming when you will be scattered like seeds. You will return to your own way, and I will be left alone. But I will not be alone, because the Father will be with Me. 33 I have told you these things so that you will be whole and at peace. In this world, you will be plagued with times of trouble, but you need not fear; I have triumphed over this corrupt world order.

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