²² If I had not come and spoken to them, ^(A)they would not have been guilty of sin,^[a] but now they have no excuse for their sin. ^23 (B)Whoever hates me hates my Father also. ^24 (C)If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, ^(D)they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have ^(E)seen and hated both me and my Father. ²⁵ But ^(F)the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ^(G)‘They hated me without a cause.’

²⁶ “But ^(H)when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, ^(I)he will bear witness about me. ²⁷ And ^(J)you also will bear witness, ^(K)because you have been with me ^(L)from the beginning.

16 “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. ^2 (A)They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, ^(B)the hour is coming when ^(C)whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. ³ And they will do these things ^(D)because they have not known the Father, nor me. ⁴ But ^(E)I have said these things to you, that when ^(F)their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you.

The Work of the Holy Spirit

“I did not say these things to you from the beginning, ^(G)because I was with you.