John 16:1-15

English Standard Version

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. ³And they will do these things ^(D)because they have not known the Father, nor me. ⁴But ^(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. ⁵But now ^(H)I am going to him who sent me, and ^(I)none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ ⁶But because I have said these things to you, ^(J)sorrow has filled your heart. ⁷Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for ^(K)if I do not go away, ^(L)the Helper will not come to you. But ^(M)if ^(N)I go, ^(O)I will send him to you. ⁸^(P)And when he comes, he will ^(Q)convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: ⁹concerning sin, ^(R)because they do not believe in me; ¹⁰^(S)concerning righteousness, ^(T)because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; ¹¹^(U)concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world ^(V)is judged.

¹²“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. ¹³When ^(W)the Spirit of truth comes, ^(X)he will ^(Y)guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but ^(Z)whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. ¹⁴He will ^(AA)glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. ¹⁵^(AB)All that the Father has is mine; ^(AC)therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.