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John 16-17
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Jesus’ Warning

16 “(A)These things I have spoken to you so that you will not [a]be (B)led into sin. 2 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. 3 These things they will do (F)because they have not known the Father nor Me. 4 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

5 “But now (I)I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘(J)Where are You going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, (K)grief has filled your heart. 7 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. 8 And He, when He comes, will convict the world regarding sin, and righteousness, and judgment: 9 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.”

The High Priestly Prayer

17 Jesus spoke these things; and (BF)raising His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; (BG)glorify Your Son, so that the Son may glorify You, 2 just as (BH)You gave Him authority over all [i]mankind, so that [j](BI)to all whom You have given Him, (BJ)He may give eternal life. 3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, (BK)the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom (BL)You have sent. 4 (BM)I glorified You on the earth [k](BN)by accomplishing the work which You have given Me to do. 5 And now You, Father, (BO)glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had (BP)with You before the world existed.

6 “(BQ)I have revealed Your name to the men whom (BR)You gave Me out of the world; they were (BS)Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have (BT)followed Your word. 7 Now they have come to know that everything which You have given Me is from You; 8 for (BU)the words which You gave Me (BV)I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that (BW)I came forth from You, and they believed that (BX)You sent Me. 9 (BY)I ask on their behalf; (BZ)I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on the behalf of those whom (CA)You have given Me, because (CB)they are Yours; 10 and (CC)all things that are Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine; and I have been glorified in them. 11 I am no longer going to be in the world; and yet (CD)they themselves are in the world, and (CE)I am coming to You. (CF)Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name (CG)which You have given Me, so that (CH)they may be one just as We are. 12 While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name, (CI)which You have given Me; and I guarded them, and (CJ)not one of them perished except (CK)the [l]son of destruction, so that the (CL)Scripture would be fulfilled.

The Disciples in the World

13 But now (CM)I am coming to You; and (CN)these things I speak in the world so that they may have My (CO)joy made full in themselves. 14 I have given them Your word; and (CP)the world has hated them because (CQ)they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I am not asking You to take them out of the world, but to keep them away from [m](CR)the evil one. 16 (CS)They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 (CT)Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. 18 Just as (CU)You sent Me into the world, (CV)I also sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I (CW)sanctify Myself, so that they themselves also may be (CX)sanctified (CY)in truth.

20 “I am not asking on behalf of these alone, but also for those who believe in Me through their word, 21 that they may all be one; (CZ)just as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, (DA)so that the world may [n]believe that (DB)You sent Me.

Disciples’ Future Glory

22 The (DC)glory which You have given Me I also have given to them, so that they may be one, just as We are one; 23 (DD)I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected [o]in unity, so that the world may [p]know that (DE)You sent Me, and You (DF)loved them, just as You loved Me. 24 Father, I desire that (DG)they also, whom You have given Me, (DH)be with Me where I am, so that they may see My (DI)glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before (DJ)the foundation of the world.

25 “(DK)Righteous Father, [q]although (DL)the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that (DM)You sent Me; 26 and (DN)I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that (DO)the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”

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
  9. John 17:2 Lit flesh
  10. John 17:2 Lit everything that You have given Him, to them He may
  11. John 17:4 Or having accomplished
  12. John 17:12 Heb idiom for one destined to perish
  13. John 17:15 Or evil
  14. John 17:21 Gr tense indicates continually believe
  15. John 17:23 Lit into one
  16. John 17:23 Gr tense indicates continually know
  17. John 17:25 Lit even the world
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John 16-17
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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.”

Jesus Prays to Be Glorified

17 After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven(AY) and prayed:

“Father, the hour has come.(AZ) Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.(BA) 2 For you granted him authority over all people(BB) that he might give eternal life(BC) to all those you have given him.(BD) 3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you,(BE) the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.(BF) 4 I have brought you glory(BG) on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.(BH) 5 And now, Father, glorify me(BI) in your presence with the glory I had with you(BJ) before the world began.(BK)

Jesus Prays for His Disciples

6 “I have revealed you[a](BL) to those whom you gave me(BM) out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. 7 Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. 8 For I gave them the words you gave me(BN) and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you,(BO) and they believed that you sent me.(BP) 9 I pray for them.(BQ) I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me,(BR) for they are yours. 10 All I have is yours, and all you have is mine.(BS) And glory has come to me through them. 11 I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world,(BT) and I am coming to you.(BU) Holy Father, protect them by the power of[b] your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one(BV) as we are one.(BW) 12 While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by[c] that name you gave me. None has been lost(BX) except the one doomed to destruction(BY) so that Scripture would be fulfilled.(BZ)

13 “I am coming to you now,(CA) but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy(CB) within them. 14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them,(CC) for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.(CD) 15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.(CE) 16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.(CF) 17 Sanctify them by[d] the truth; your word is truth.(CG) 18 As you sent me into the world,(CH) I have sent them into the world.(CI) 19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.(CJ)

Jesus Prays for All Believers

20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one,(CK) Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.(CL) May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.(CM) 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me,(CN) that they may be one as we are one(CO)— 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me(CP) and have loved them(CQ) even as you have loved me.

24 “Father, I want those you have given me(CR) to be with me where I am,(CS) and to see my glory,(CT) the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.(CU)

25 “Righteous Father, though the world does not know you,(CV) I know you, and they know that you have sent me.(CW) 26 I have made you[e] known to them,(CX) and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them(CY) and that I myself may be in them.”

Footnotes

  1. John 17:6 Greek your name
  2. John 17:11 Or Father, keep them faithful to
  3. John 17:12 Or kept them faithful to
  4. John 17:17 Or them to live in accordance with
  5. John 17:26 Greek your name
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