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16 Jeg siger det, før det sker, for at I ikke skal miste troen. I vil blive smidt ud af synagogen, ja, det vil komme så vidt, at de, der slår jer ihjel, vil mene, at de dermed tjener Gud. Og det vil de gøre, fordi de hverken kender min Far eller mig. Men når forfølgelserne kommer, så husk på, hvad jeg nu har sagt til jer. Jeg har ikke sagt det før, for jeg har hele tiden været hos jer.

Helligåndens opgave

Nu skal jeg snart tilbage til ham, der sendte mig, og ingen af jer spørger mig længere, hvor jeg går hen. I er fyldt af sorg og uro på grund af det, jeg har fortalt jer, men I må tro mig, når jeg siger, at det er bedst for jer, at jeg går bort. Kun hvis jeg går bort, kan Vejlederen komme til jer, og når jeg er gået bort herfra, vil jeg sende ham til jer.

Når Helligånden kommer, vil han afsløre folks forkerte opfattelse af synd, retfærdighed og dom. Deres synd er, at de ikke tror på mig. 10 Det er retfærdigt, at jeg går til Faderen, og I derfor ikke længere kan se mig. 11 Dommen består i, at denne verdens fyrste er dømt.

12 Jeg har stadig meget at sige jer, som I ikke kan forstå endnu. 13 Men når sandhedens Ånd kommer, vil han vejlede jer til hele sandheden. Han vil ikke fremføre sine egne meninger, men det, han hører mig sige, vil han give videre til jer, og han vil åbenbare for jer, hvad fremtiden bringer. 14 Han vil ophøje og ære mig ved at tage imod det, jeg giver ham, og derefter åbenbare det for jer. 15 Alt, hvad Faderen har, er også mit. Det er derfor jeg siger, at Helligånden vil tage imod det, jeg giver ham, og åbenbare det for jer.

Sorg skal vendes til glæde

16 Snart ser I mig ikke mere, men lidt senere vil I se mig igen.” 17 Da spurgte disciplene hinanden: „Hvad mener han med, at vi snart ikke skal se ham mere, men at vi så lidt senere får ham at se igen? Og hvad mener han med, at han skal gå til Faderen, 18 og at det skal ske snart? Vi forstår det ikke.”

19 Jesus var klar over, at de ønskede at spørge ham om det, så han sagde: „I spørger hinanden, hvad jeg mener med det, jeg sagde. 20 Dét siger jeg jer: Denne verden vil glæde sig over det, der skal ske med mig—men I vil sørge og græde. Bagefter vil jeres sorg blive vendt til glæde. 21 En kvinde glæder sig ikke til den smerte, der er forbundet med at føde, men når barnet er født, glemmer hun smerterne af glæde over, at et lille menneskebarn er kommet til verden. 22 Det samme gælder jer. I er ikke glade lige nu, men vi skal ses igen, og da skal I opleve en glæde i hjertet, som ingen kan tage fra jer. 23 Når den tid kommer, skal I ikke længere bede mig om noget, for I kan gå direkte til Faderen. Det siger jeg jer: Han vil give jer, hvad som helst I beder om i mit navn. 24 Endnu har I ikke prøvet at bede om noget i mit navn. Bed i mit navn, og I skal få, så I kan blive fyldt af glæde.

Jesus har sejret over verden

25 Indtil nu har jeg måttet tale til jer i billeder, men den tid kommer, hvor det ikke er nødvendigt længere. Da vil jeg tale klart til jer om Faderen. 26 Når det sker, kan I også gå direkte til ham i mit navn. Det er ikke nødvendigt, at jeg går i forbøn for jer hos Faderen, 27 for han elsker jer, fordi I elsker mig, og fordi I tror, at jeg er kommet fra ham. 28 Da jeg kom til denne verden, kom jeg fra Faderen. Nu forlader jeg så denne verden og er på vej tilbage til Faderen.”

29 Disciplene udbrød: „Nu taler du klart og ikke længere i billeder. 30 Og nu forstår vi, at du ved alt, og at der ikke er grund til at stille spørgsmål ved det, du siger. Derfor tror vi på, at du er kommet fra Gud.”

31 „Mon I nu også tror?” sagde Jesus. 32 „Om ganske kort tid vil I være spredt for alle vinde, og jeg vil stå alene tilbage. Men jeg er ikke alene, for min Far er med mig. 33 Jeg har sagt jer alt det her, for at I skal søge jeres fred hos mig. I denne verden vil I blive forfulgt, men vær ved godt mod, for jeg har sejret over verden!”

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.”

16 – Я говорю вам все это, чтобы вам не оказаться обманутыми. Вас отлучат от синагог, и даже наступит такое время, когда убивающие вас будут думать, что они тем самым служат Богу. Они будут так поступать, потому что не знают ни Отца, ни Меня. Я вас предупреждаю заранее, чтобы, когда это время наступит, вы вспомнили Мои слова. Вначале Я не говорил вам этого, потому что Я Сам был с вами.

Учение Иисуса о Святом Духе

– А теперь Я ухожу к Тому, Кто послал Меня, но никто из вас уже и не спрашивает: «Куда Ты уходишь?» Сердца ваши полны печали, потому что Я рассказал вам это. Но говорю вам истину: Я ухожу ради вашего же блага. Если Я не уйду, то Заступник не придет к вам, но если Я пойду, то пошлю Его к вам. Когда Он придет, то обличит мир в его неправильном суждении о грехе, о праведности и о суде: о грехе, потому что они не верят в Меня, 10 о праведности, потому что Я ухожу к Моему Отцу, и вы Меня уже не увидите, 11 о суде, потому что князь этого мира осужден.

12 Многое Мне еще хотелось бы вам сказать, но сейчас вам не под силу это воспринять. 13 Вот когда Дух истины придет, Он введет вас во всю полноту истины. Он не будет говорить от Себя, но будет передавать то, что Сам слышит, и скажет вам, что должно произойти. 14 Он прославит Меня, потому что откроет вам то, что возьмет от Меня. 15 Все, что принадлежит Отцу, принадлежит Мне. Поэтому Я говорю, что Дух возвестит вам Мое.

16 Пройдет немного времени, и вы Меня уже не увидите, но пройдет еще немного времени, и вы опять увидите Меня.

«Скорбь ваша обратится в радость»

17 Некоторые из Его учеников стали говорить друг другу:

– Что это Он имеет в виду, когда говорит: «Пройдет немного времени, и вы Меня уже не увидите, но пройдет еще немного времени, и вы опять увидите Меня» и «Я ухожу к Отцу»?

18 Они спрашивали:

– Что Он хочет сказать, говоря: «немного времени»? Мы не понимаем, о чем Он говорит.

19 Иисус понял, что они хотели спросить Его об этом, и сказал:

– Вы спрашиваете друг друга, почему Я сказал: «Пройдет немного времени, и вы Меня уже не увидите, но пройдет еще немного времени, и вы опять увидите Меня»? 20 Говорю вам истину, вы будете плакать и рыдать в то время, когда мир будет радоваться. Вы будете скорбеть, но скорбь ваша обратится в радость. 21 Когда женщине подходит время родить, у нее начинаются боли, но как только ребенок родится, она забывает боль от радости, что в мир родился человек! 22 Так и с вами, сейчас у вас время скорби, но когда Я снова вас увижу и вы обрадуетесь, никто больше уже не отнимет вашей радости. 23 Тогда вы не будете спрашивать Меня ни о чем. Говорю вам истину: Отец даст вам все, что вы ни попросите у Него во имя Мое. 24 Пока вы во имя Мое не просили ничего. Просите и получите, чтобы ваша радость была совершенной.

Победа над миром

25 – Я говорил вам притчами, но наступает время, когда Я не буду говорить притчами, а скажу вам прямо об Отце. 26 В тот день вы будете просить во имя Мое. Я не говорю вам, что Я буду просить Отца о вас, 27 потому что Отец Сам любит вас. Он любит вас, потому что вы полюбили Меня и поверили, что Я пришел от Бога. 28 Я пришел в мир от Отца, и сейчас Я покидаю этот мир и ухожу к Отцу.

29 Тогда ученики Иисуса сказали:

– Сейчас Ты говоришь ясно, без притч. 30 Сейчас мы понимаем, что Ты знаешь все, и у Тебя есть ответ даже до того, как Тебя спросят, и поэтому мы верим, что Ты пришел от Бога.

31 – Теперь вы верите? – сказал Иисус. 32 – Наступает такое время, и уже наступило, когда все вы разбежитесь по домам и оставите Меня одного. Но Я не один, потому что со Мной Отец. 33 Я сказал вам все это, чтобы вы нашли во Мне мир. В этом же мире вас ожидают невзгоды, но будьте мужественны! Я победил этот мир!

16 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.

They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.

But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

Of sin, because they believe not on me;

10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

16 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.

17 Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?

18 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.

19 Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?

20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

21 A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

22 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.

24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.

26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:

27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

28 I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.

30 Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

31 Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?

32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Jesus Warns and Comforts His Disciples

16 “These things I have spoken to you, that you (A)should not be made to stumble. (B)They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming (C)that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service. And (D)these things they will do [a]to you because they have not known the Father nor Me. But these things I have told you, that when [b]the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them.

“And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

The Work of the Holy Spirit

“But now I (E)go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ But because I have said these things to you, (F)sorrow has filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but (G)if I depart, I will send Him to you. And when He has (H)come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: (I)of sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 (J)of righteousness, (K)because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11 (L)of judgment, because (M)the ruler of this world is judged.

12 “I still have many things to say to you, (N)but you cannot bear them now. 13 However, when He, (O)the Spirit of truth, has come, (P)He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. 14 (Q)He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. 15 (R)All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He [c]will take of Mine and declare it to you.

Sorrow Will Turn to Joy

16 “A (S)little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, (T)because I go to the Father.”

17 Then some of His disciples said among themselves, “What is this that He says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I go to the Father’?” 18 They said therefore, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not [d]know what He is saying.”

19 Now Jesus knew that they desired to ask Him, and He said to them, “Are you inquiring among yourselves about what I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’? 20 Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and (U)lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into (V)joy. 21 (W)A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and (X)your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.

23 “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. (Y)Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, (Z)that your joy may be (AA)full.

Jesus Christ Has Overcome the World

25 “These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but I will tell you (AB)plainly about the Father. 26 In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; 27 (AC)for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and (AD)have believed that I came forth from God. 28 (AE)I came forth from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father.”

29 His disciples said to Him, “See, now You are speaking plainly, and using no figure of speech! 30 Now we are sure that (AF)You know all things, and have no need that anyone should question You. By this (AG)we believe that You came forth from God.”

31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32 (AH)Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, (AI)each to his [e]own, and will leave Me alone. And (AJ)yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. 33 These things I have spoken to you, that (AK)in Me you may have peace. (AL)In the world you [f]will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, (AM)I have overcome the world.”

Footnotes

  1. John 16:3 NU, M omit to you
  2. John 16:4 NU their
  3. John 16:15 NU, M takes of Mine and will declare
  4. John 16:18 understand
  5. John 16:32 own things or place
  6. John 16:33 NU, M omit will