John 16
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. 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. 5 But now (H)I am going to him who sent me, and (I)none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, (J)sorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless, 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: 9 concerning 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. 13 When (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. 14 He 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.
Your Sorrow Will Turn into Joy
16 (AD)“A little while, and you will see me no longer; and (AE)again a little while, and you will see me.” 17 So (AF)some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, (AG)‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and, (AH)‘because I am going to the Father’?” 18 So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? (AI)We do not know what he is talking about.” 19 (AJ)Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’? 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, (AK)you will weep and lament, but (AL)the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but (AM)your sorrow will turn into joy. 21 (AN)When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 (AO)So also you have sorrow now, but (AP)I will see you again, and (AQ)your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. 23 (AR)In that day you will (AS)ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, (AT)whatever you ask of the Father in my name, (AU)he will give it to you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name. (AV)Ask, and you will receive, (AW)that your joy may be full.
I Have Overcome the World
25 “I have said these things to you in figures of speech. (AX)The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father. 26 In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; 27 (AY)for the Father himself loves you, because (AZ)you have loved me and (BA)have believed that I came from God.[a] 28 (BB)I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now (BC)I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”
29 His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not (BD)using figurative speech! 30 Now we know that (BE)you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that (BF)you came from God.” 31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32 Behold, (BG)the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when (BH)you will be scattered, each to his own home, and (BI)will leave me alone. (BJ)Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. 33 I have said these things to you, that (BK)in me you may have peace. (BL)In the world you will have (BM)tribulation. But (BN)take heart; (BO)I have overcome the world.”
Footnotes
- John 16:27 Some manuscripts from the Father
João 16
Nova Versão Transformadora
16 “Eu lhes digo estas coisas para que não desanimem da fé. 2 Pois vocês serão expulsos das sinagogas, e virá o tempo em que aqueles que os matarem pensarão que estão prestando um serviço sagrado a Deus. 3 Farão isso porque nunca conheceram nem o Pai nem a mim. 4 Sim, eu lhes digo estas coisas agora para que, quando elas acontecerem, vocês se lembrem de que os avisei. Eu não lhes disse antes porque ainda estaria com vocês mais um pouco.”
A obra do Espírito Santo
5 “Agora, porém, vou para aquele que me enviou, e nenhum de vocês me pergunta para onde vou. 6 Em vez disso, entristecem-se por causa do que eu lhes disse. 7 Mas, na verdade, é melhor para vocês que eu vá, pois, se eu não for, o Encorajador[a] não virá. Se eu for, eu o enviarei a vocês. 8 Quando ele vier, convencerá o mundo do pecado, da justiça e do juízo. 9 Do pecado, porque o mundo se recusou a crer em mim; 10 da justiça, porque eu voltarei para o Pai e não me verão mais; 11 do juízo, porque o governante deste mundo já foi condenado.
12 “Há tanta coisa que ainda quero lhes dizer, mas vocês não podem suportar agora. 13 Quando vier o Espírito da verdade, ele os conduzirá a toda a verdade. Não falará por si mesmo, mas lhes dirá o que ouviu e lhes anunciará o que ainda está para acontecer. 14 Ele me glorificará porque lhes contará tudo que receber de mim. 15 Tudo que pertence ao Pai é meu; por isso eu disse: ‘O Espírito lhes contará tudo que receber de mim’.”
A tristeza será transformada em alegria
16 “Mais um pouco e vocês não me verão mais; algum tempo depois, me verão novamente.”
17 Alguns dos discípulos perguntaram entre si: “O que ele quer dizer com ‘Mais um pouco e vocês não me verão’ e ‘algum tempo depois, me verão novamente’ e ‘vou para o Pai’? 18 E o que ele quer dizer com ‘mais um pouco’? Não entendemos”.
19 Jesus, percebendo que desejavam lhe perguntar sobre essas coisas, disse: “Vocês perguntam entre si o que eu quis dizer quando falei: ‘Mais um pouco e vocês não me verão; algum tempo depois, me verão novamente’? 20 Eu lhes digo a verdade: vocês chorarão e se lamentarão pelo que acontecerá comigo, mas o mundo se alegrará. Ficarão tristes, mas sua tristeza se transformará em alegria. 21 No trabalho de parto, a mulher sente dores, mas, quando o bebê nasce, sua angústia dá lugar à alegria, pois ela trouxe ao mundo uma criança. 22 Da mesma forma, agora vocês estão tristes, mas eu os verei novamente; então se alegrarão e ninguém lhes poderá tirar essa alegria. 23 Naquele dia, não terão necessidade de me perguntar coisa alguma. Eu lhes digo a verdade: vocês pedirão diretamente ao Pai e ele atenderá, porque pediram em meu nome. 24 Vocês nunca pediram desse modo. Peçam em meu nome e receberão, e terão alegria completa.
25 “Eu lhes falei destas coisas de maneira figurativa, mas em breve deixarei de usar esse tipo de linguagem e lhes falarei claramente a respeito do Pai. 26 Então vocês pedirão em meu nome. Não digo que pedirei ao Pai em seu favor, 27 pois o próprio Pai os ama, porque vocês me amam e creem que eu vim de Deus.[b] 28 Sim, eu vim do Pai e entrei no mundo, e agora deixo o mundo e volto para o Pai”.
29 Então os discípulos disseram: “Enfim o senhor fala claramente, e não de maneira figurativa. 30 Agora entendemos que o senhor sabe todas as coisas e não há necessidade de lhe fazer perguntas. Por isso cremos que o senhor veio de Deus”.
31 Jesus disse: “Enfim vocês creem? 32 Mas se aproxima o tempo, e de fato já chegou, em que vocês serão espalhados; cada um seguirá seu caminho e me deixará sozinho. Mas não ficarei sozinho, porque o Pai está comigo. 33 Eu lhes falei tudo isso para que tenham paz em mim. Aqui no mundo vocês terão aflições, mas animem-se, pois eu venci o mundo”.
John 16
Modern English Version
16 “I have spoken these things to you so that you will not fall away. 2 They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he is offering a service to God. 3 They will do these things to you, because they have not known the Father nor Me. 4 I have told you these things, so that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you about them.
The Work of the Spirit
“I did not tell you these things at the beginning, because I was with you. 5 But now I am going to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ 6 Rather, sorrow has filled your heart because I have told you these things. 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you. But if I go, I will send Him to you. 8 When He comes, He will convict the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 of righteousness, because I am going to My Father, and you will see Me no more; 11 and of judgment, because the ruler of this world stands condemned.
12 “I have yet many things to tell you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 But when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own authority. But He will speak whatever He hears, and He will tell you things that are to come. 14 He will glorify Me, for He will receive from Me and will declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is Mine. Therefore I said that He will take what is Mine and will declare it to you.
Sorrow Will Turn Into Joy
16 “In a little while you will not see Me. And then after a little while you will see Me, because I am going to the Father.”
17 Then some of His disciples said among themselves, “What is this He is telling us: ‘In a little while you will not see Me; and then after a little while you will see Me,’ and, ‘because I am going to the Father’? ” 18 Then they said, “What is this He is telling us: ‘In a little while’? We do not know what He is saying.”
19 Then Jesus knew that they wanted to ask Him. So He said to them, “Do you inquire among yourselves concerning what I said: ‘In a little while you will not see Me; and then after a little while you will see Me’? 20 Truly, truly I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. 21 When a woman is giving birth, she has pain, because her hour has come. But as soon as she delivers the child, she no longer remembers the anguish for joy that a child is born into the world. 22 Therefore you now have sorrow. But I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. 23 On that day you will ask Me nothing. Truly, truly I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give it to you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
I Have Overcome the World
25 “I have told you these things in proverbs. But the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in proverbs, for I will speak to you plainly about the Father. 26 On that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying to you that I shall ask the Father on your behalf. 27 For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came from God. 28 I came from the Father and have come into the world. As I said, I am leaving the world and am going to the Father.”
29 His disciples said to Him, “Yes! Now You are speaking plainly and with no figure of speech. 30 Now we know that You know everything and do not need anyone to question You. By this we believe that You came from God.”
31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32 Listen, the hour is coming. Yes, it has now come that you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave Me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with Me.
33 “I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But be of good cheer. I have overcome the world.”
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