John 16
Christian Standard Bible
16 “I have told you these things to keep you from stumbling. 2 They will ban you from the synagogues.(A) In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service(B) to God. 3 They will do these things because they haven’t known(C) the Father or me. 4 But I have told you these things so that when their time[a] comes you will remember(D) I told them to you. I didn’t tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you. 5 But now I am going away(E) to him who sent me, and not one of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’(F) 6 Yet, because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless, I am telling you the truth.(G) It is for your benefit that I go away, because if I don’t go away the Counselor will not come to you. If I go, I will send him to you.(H) 8 When he comes, he will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment: 9 About sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father(I) and you will no longer see me; 11 and about judgment,(J) because the ruler of this world(K) has been judged.(L)
12 “I still have many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now.(M) 13 When the Spirit of truth(N) comes, he will guide you into all the truth.(O) For he will not speak on his own, but he will speak whatever he hears. He will also declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. 15 Everything the Father(P) has is mine.(Q) This is why I told you that he takes from what is mine and will declare it to you.(R)
Sorrow Turned to Joy
16 “In a little while,(S) you will no longer see me; (T) again in a little while, you will see me.”[b]
17 Then some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this he’s telling us: ‘In a little while, you will not see me; again in a little while, you will see me,’ and, ‘Because I am going to the Father’(U)?” 18 They said, “What is this he is saying,[c] ‘In a little while’? We don’t know what he’s talking about.”
19 Jesus knew they wanted to ask him, and so he said to them, “Are you asking one another about what I said, ‘In a little while, you will not see me; again in a little while, you will see me’? 20 Truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn,(V) but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful,(W) but your sorrow will turn to joy. 21 When a woman is in labor, she has pain(X) because her time has come. But when she has given birth to a child,(Y) she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a person has been born into the world. 22 So you also have sorrow[d] now. But I will see you again. Your hearts will rejoice,(Z) and no one will take away your joy from you.(AA)
23 “In that day you will not ask me anything. Truly I tell you, anything you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.(AB) 24 Until now you have asked for nothing in my name.(AC) Ask and you will receive,(AD) so that your joy may be complete.(AE)
Jesus the Victor
25 “I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. A time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but I will tell you plainly about the Father. 26 On that day you will ask(AF) in my name, and(AG) I am not telling you that I will ask the Father on your behalf. 27 For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved(AH) me and have believed that I came from God.[e](AI) 28 I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”(AJ)
29 His disciples said, “Look, now you’re speaking plainly and not using any figurative language. 30 Now we know that you know everything(AK) and don’t need anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came from God.”(AL)
31 Jesus responded to them, “Do you now believe? 32 Indeed, an hour is coming, and has come,(AM) when each of you will be scattered to his own home, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.(AN) 33 I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.”
Giovanni 16
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
16 Vi ho detto queste cose perché non abbiate a scandalizzarvi. 2 Vi scacceranno dalle sinagoghe; anzi, verrà l'ora in cui chiunque vi ucciderà crederà di rendere culto a Dio. 3 E faranno ciò, perché non hanno conosciuto né il Padre né me. 4 Ma io vi ho detto queste cose perché, quando giungerà la loro ora, ricordiate che ve ne ho parlato.
La venuta del Paraclito
Non ve le ho dette dal principio, perché ero con voi.
5 Ora però vado da colui che mi ha mandato e nessuno di voi mi domanda: Dove vai? 6 Anzi, perché vi ho detto queste cose, la tristezza ha riempito il vostro cuore. 7 Ora io vi dico la verità: è bene per voi che io me ne vada, perché, se non me ne vado, non verrà a voi il Consolatore; ma quando me ne sarò andato, ve lo manderò. 8 E quando sarà venuto, egli convincerà il mondo quanto al peccato, alla giustizia e al giudizio. 9 Quanto al peccato, perché non credono in me; 10 quanto alla giustizia, perché vado dal Padre e non mi vedrete più; 11 quanto al giudizio, perché il principe di questo mondo è stato giudicato.
12 Molte cose ho ancora da dirvi, ma per il momento non siete capaci di portarne il peso. 13 Quando però verrà lo Spirito di verità, egli vi guiderà alla verità tutta intera, perché non parlerà da sé, ma dirà tutto ciò che avrà udito e vi annunzierà le cose future. 14 Egli mi glorificherà, perché prenderà del mio e ve l'annunzierà. 15 Tutto quello che il Padre possiede è mio; per questo ho detto che prenderà del mio e ve l'annunzierà.
L'annunzio di un pronto ritorno
16 Ancora un poco e non mi vedrete; un pò ancora e mi vedrete». 17 Dissero allora alcuni dei suoi discepoli tra loro: «Che cos'è questo che ci dice: Ancora un poco e non mi vedrete, e un pò ancora e mi vedrete, e questo: Perché vado al Padre?». 18 Dicevano perciò: «Che cos'è mai questo "un poco" di cui parla? Non comprendiamo quello che vuol dire». 19 Gesù capì che volevano interrogarlo e disse loro: «Andate indagando tra voi perché ho detto: Ancora un poco e non mi vedrete e un pò ancora e mi vedrete? 20 In verità, in verità vi dico: voi piangerete e vi rattristerete, ma il mondo si rallegrerà. Voi sarete afflitti, ma la vostra afflizione si cambierà in gioia.
21 La donna, quando partorisce, è afflitta, perché è giunta la sua ora; ma quando ha dato alla luce il bambino, non si ricorda più dell'afflizione per la gioia che è venuto al mondo un uomo. 22 Così anche voi, ora, siete nella tristezza; ma vi vedrò di nuovo e il vostro cuore si rallegrerà e 23 nessuno vi potrà togliere la vostra gioia. In quel giorno non mi domanderete più nulla.
In verità, in verità vi dico: Se chiederete qualche cosa al Padre nel mio nome, egli ve la darà. 24 Finora non avete chiesto nulla nel mio nome. Chiedete e otterrete, perché la vostra gioia sia piena.
25 Queste cose vi ho dette in similitudini; ma verrà l'ora in cui non vi parlerò più in similitudini, ma apertamente vi parlerò del Padre. 26 In quel giorno chiederete nel mio nome e io non vi dico che pregherò il Padre per voi: 27 il Padre stesso vi ama, poiché voi mi avete amato, e avete creduto che io sono venuto da Dio. 28 Sono uscito dal Padre e sono venuto nel mondo; ora lascio di nuovo il mondo, e vado al Padre». 29 Gli dicono i suoi discepoli: «Ecco, adesso parli chiaramente e non fai più uso di similitudini. 30 Ora conosciamo che sai tutto e non hai bisogno che alcuno t'interroghi. Per questo crediamo che sei uscito da Dio». 31 Rispose loro Gesù: «Adesso credete? 32 Ecco, verrà l'ora, anzi è gia venuta, in cui vi disperderete ciascuno per conto proprio e mi lascerete solo; ma io non sono solo, perché il Padre è con me.
33 Vi ho detto queste cose perché abbiate pace in me. Voi avrete tribolazione nel mondo, ma abbiate fiducia; io ho vinto il mondo!».
John 16
Contemporary English Version
16 I am telling you these things, so that you will not turn away. 2 You will be chased out of the synagogues. And the time will come when people will kill you and think they are doing God a favor. 3 They will do these things because they don't know either the Father or me. 4 I am saying this to you now, so that when the time comes, you will remember what I have said.
The Work of the Holy Spirit
I was with you at the first, and so I didn't tell you these things. 5 But now I am going back to the Father who sent me, and none of you asks me where I am going. 6 You are very sad from hearing all of this. 7 But I tell you I am going to do what is best for you. This is why I am going away. The Holy Spirit cannot come to help[a] you until I leave. But after I am gone, I will send the Spirit to you.
8 The Spirit will come and show the people of this world the truth about sin and God's justice and the judgment. 9 The Spirit will show them that they are wrong about sin, because they didn't have faith in me. 10 They are wrong about God's justice, because I am going to the Father, and you won't see me again. 11 And they are wrong about the judgment, because God has already judged the ruler of this world.
12 I have much more to say to you, but right now it would be more than you could understand. 13 (A) The Spirit shows what is true and will come and guide you into the full truth. The Spirit doesn't speak on his own. He will tell you only what he has heard from me, and he will let you know what is going to happen. 14 The Spirit will bring glory to me by taking my message and telling it to you. 15 Everything the Father has is mine. This is why I have said that the Spirit takes my message and tells it to you.
Sorrow Will Turn into Joy
16 Jesus told his disciples, “For a little while you won't see me, but after a while you will see me.”
17 They said to each other, “What does Jesus mean by saying that for a little while we won't see him, but after a while we will see him? What does he mean by saying he is going to the Father? 18 What is this ‘little while’ that he is talking about? We don't know what he means.”
19 Jesus knew they had some questions, so he said:
You are wondering what I meant when I said that for a little while you won't see me, but after a while you will see me. 20 I tell you for certain that you will cry and be sad, but the world will be happy. You will be sad, but later you will be happy.
21 When a woman is about to give birth, she is in great pain. But after it is all over, she forgets the pain and is happy, because she has brought a child into the world. 22 You are now very sad. But later I will see you, and you will be so happy that no one will be able to change the way you feel. 23 When that time comes, you won't have to ask me about anything. I tell you for certain the Father will give you whatever you ask for in my name. 24 You have not asked for anything in this way before, but now you must ask in my name.[b] Then it will be given to you, so you will be completely happy.
25 I have used examples to explain to you what I have been talking about. But the time will come when I will speak to you plainly about the Father and will no longer use examples like these. 26 You will ask the Father in my name,[c] and I won't have to ask him for you. 27 God the Father loves you because you love me, and you believe I have come from him. 28 I came from the Father into the world, but I am leaving the world and returning to the Father.
29 The disciples said, “Now you are speaking plainly to us! You are not using examples. 30 At last we know that you understand everything, and we don't have any more questions. Now we believe you truly have come from God.”
31 Jesus replied:
Do you really believe me? 32 The time will come and is already here when all of you will be scattered. Each of you will go back home and leave me by myself. But the Father will be with me, and I won't be alone. 33 I have told you this, so that you might have peace in your hearts because of me. While you are in the world, you will have to suffer. But cheer up! I have defeated the world.[d]
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