John 16
King James Version
16 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.
5 But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
6 But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;
10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
16 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
17 Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?
18 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
19 Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?
20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
21 A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
22 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
28 I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
30 Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.
31 Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?
32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
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
Johannes 16
Hoffnung für Alle
16 »Ich sage euch das alles, damit ihr nicht an mir zu zweifeln beginnt und aufgebt. 2 Denn man wird euch aus der Gemeinschaft des jüdischen Volkes ausschließen. Ja, es wird so weit kommen, dass man meint, Gott einen Dienst zu erweisen, wenn man euch tötet. 3 Zu all dem werden Menschen fähig sein, weil sie meinen Vater und mich nicht kennen.«
Jesus lässt seine Jünger nicht allein zurück
4 »Ich sage euch das, damit ihr euch später daran erinnert und nicht überrascht seid, wenn dies alles eintrifft. Bisher war es nicht nötig, davon zu reden, weil ich ja bei euch war. 5 Jetzt aber gehe ich zu dem, der mich gesandt hat. Keiner von euch fragt mich, wohin ich gehe, 6 denn ihr seid voller Trauer über meine Worte. 7 Doch ich sage euch die Wahrheit: Es ist besser für euch, wenn ich gehe. Sonst käme der Helfer[a] nicht, der an meiner Stelle für euch da sein wird. Wenn ich nicht mehr bei euch bin, werde ich ihn zu euch senden. 8 Und ist er erst gekommen, wird er den Menschen die Augen für ihre Sünde öffnen, für Gottes Gerechtigkeit und sein Gericht. 9 Ihre Sünde ist, dass sie nicht an mich glauben. 10 Gottes Gerechtigkeit erweist sich darin, dass er sich zu mir bekennt. Denn ich darf zum Vater gehen, auch wenn das bedeutet, dass ihr mich nicht mehr sehen werdet. 11 Und Gottes Gericht zeigt sich daran, dass der Teufel, der Herrscher dieser Welt, bereits verurteilt ist.
12 Ich hätte euch noch viel mehr zu sagen, doch jetzt würde es euch überfordern. 13 Wenn aber der Geist der Wahrheit kommt, hilft er euch dabei, die Wahrheit vollständig zu erfassen[b]. Denn er redet nicht in seinem eigenen Auftrag, sondern wird nur das sagen, was er hört. Auch was in der Zukunft geschieht, wird er euch verkünden. 14 So wird er meine Herrlichkeit sichtbar machen; denn alles, was er euch zeigt, kommt von mir. 15 Was der Vater hat, gehört auch mir. Deshalb kann ich mit Recht sagen: Alles, was er euch zeigt, kommt von mir.«
»Eure Freude wird vollkommen sein«
16 »Ich werde nur noch kurze Zeit bei euch sein; dann seht ihr mich nicht mehr. Bald nach meinem Weggehen aber werdet ihr mich wiedersehen.«
17 »Was meint er bloß damit?«, fragten sich die Jünger. »Was heißt: ›Ich werde nur noch kurze Zeit bei euch sein; dann seht ihr mich nicht mehr. Aber bald darauf werdet ihr mich wiedersehen‹? Und was bedeutet es, wenn er sagt: ›Ich gehe zum Vater‹?« 18 Sie überlegten weiter: »Und was meint er mit ›nur noch kurze Zeit‹? Wir verstehen das nicht.«
19 Jesus merkte, dass sie ihn fragen wollten, und sagte: »Macht ihr euch darüber Gedanken, dass ich angekündigt habe: ›Ich werde nur noch kurze Zeit bei euch sein; dann seht ihr mich nicht mehr. Aber bald darauf werdet ihr mich wiedersehen‹? 20 Ich sage euch die Wahrheit: Ihr werdet weinen und klagen, und die Menschen in dieser Welt werden sich darüber freuen. Ihr werdet traurig sein, doch eure Traurigkeit soll sich in Freude verwandeln!
21 Es wird so sein wie bei einer Frau, die ein Kind bekommt: Sie macht Schweres durch, doch sobald ihr Kind geboren ist, sind Angst und Schmerzen vergessen. Sie ist nur noch glücklich darüber, dass ihr Kind zur Welt gekommen ist. 22 Auch ihr seid jetzt sehr traurig, aber ich werde euch wiedersehen. Dann werdet ihr froh und glücklich sein, und diese Freude kann euch niemand mehr nehmen. 23 Am Tag unseres Wiedersehens werden all eure Fragen beantwortet sein.
Ich sage euch die Wahrheit: Wenn ihr den Vater in meinem Namen um etwas bittet, wird er es euch geben. 24 Bisher habt ihr euch nicht auf mich berufen, wenn ihr etwas von Gott erbeten habt. Bittet ihn, und er wird es euch geben. Dann wird eure Freude vollkommen sein.«
Lasst euch nicht entmutigen!
25 »Bisher habe ich das, was ich euch sagen wollte, anhand von Beispielen erklärt. Aber schon bald wird das nicht mehr nötig sein. Dann werde ich euch ohne Bilder und Umschreibungen zeigen, wer der Vater ist. 26 Von diesem Tag an werdet ihr euch auf mich berufen, wenn ihr zu ihm betet. Damit meine ich nicht, dass ich den Vater bitten muss, euer Gebet zu erhören. 27 Denn der Vater selbst liebt euch, weil ihr mich liebt und daran glaubt, dass ich von Gott gekommen bin. 28 Ja, ich war beim Vater und bin in die Welt gekommen, und jetzt verlasse ich sie wieder, um zum Vater zurückzukehren.«
29 Seine Jünger erwiderten: »Jetzt redest du klar und deutlich zu uns, ohne Gleichnisse und Bilder. 30 Nun haben wir erkannt, dass du alles weißt. Du kennst unsere Fragen, noch ehe wir sie dir gestellt haben. Darum glauben wir dir, dass du von Gott gekommen bist.«
31 »Jetzt glaubt ihr? Tatsächlich?«, fragte Jesus. 32 »Ihr sollt nämlich wissen: Die Zeit wird kommen – ja, sie ist schon da –, in der man euch auseinandertreibt. Ihr werdet euch alle in Sicherheit bringen und mich alleinlassen. Aber auch dann werde ich nicht allein sein, denn der Vater ist bei mir.
33 Dies alles habe ich euch gesagt, damit ihr durch mich Frieden habt. In der Welt werdet ihr hart bedrängt, aber lasst euch nicht entmutigen: Ich habe diese Welt besiegt.«
John 16
Complete Jewish Bible
16 “I have told you these things so that you won’t be caught by surprise. 2 They will ban you from the synagogue; in fact, the time will come when anyone who kills you will think he is serving God! 3 They will do these things because they have understood neither the Father nor me. 4 But I have told you this, so that when the time comes for it to happen, you will remember that I told you. I didn’t tell you this at first, because I was with you. 5 But now I am going to the One who sent me.
“Not one of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 Instead, because I have said these things to you, you are overcome with grief. 7 But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I don’t go away, the comforting Counselor will not come to you. However, if I do go, I will send him to you.
8 “When he comes, he will show that the world is wrong about sin, about righteousness and about judgment — 9 about sin, in that people don’t put their trust in me; 10 about righteousness, in that I am going to the Father and you will no longer see me; 11 about judgment, in that the ruler of this world has been judged.
12 “I still have many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now. 13 However, when the Spirit of Truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own initiative but will say only what he hears. He will also announce to you the events of the future. 14 He will glorify me, because he will receive from what is mine and announce it to you. 15 Everything the Father has is mine; this is why I said that he receives from what is mine and will announce it to you.
16 “In a little while, you will see me no more; then, a little while later, you will see me.” 17 At this, some of the talmidim said to one another, “What is this that he’s telling us, ‘In a little while, you won’t see me; then, a little while later, you will see me’? and, ‘I am going to the Father’?” 18 They went on saying, “What is this ‘little while’? We don’t understand what he’s talking about.”
19 Yeshua knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Are you asking each other what I meant by saying, ‘In a little while, you won’t see me; and then, a little while later, you will see me’? 20 Yes, it’s true. I tell you that you will sob and mourn, and the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. 21 When a woman is giving birth, she is in pain; because her time has come. But when the baby is born, she forgets her suffering out of joy that a child has come into the world. 22 So you do indeed feel grief now, but I am going to see you again. Then your hearts will be full of joy, and no one will take your joy away from you.
23 “When that day comes, you won’t ask anything of me! Yes, indeed! I tell you that whatever you ask from the Father, he will give you in my name. 24 Till now you haven’t asked for anything in my name. Keep asking, and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
25 “I have said these things to you with the help of illustrations; however, a time is coming when I will no longer speak indirectly but will talk about the Father in plain language. 26 When that day comes, you will ask in my name. I am not telling you that I will pray to 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; again, I am leaving the world and returning to the Father.”
29 The talmidim said to him, “Look, you’re talking plainly right now, you’re not speaking indirectly at all. 30 Now we know that you know everything, and that you don’t need to have people put their questions into words. This makes us believe that you came from God.”
31 Yeshua answered, “Now you do believe. 32 But a time is coming — indeed it has come already — when you will be scattered, each one looking out for himself; and you will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone; because the Father is with me.
33 “I have said these things to you so that, united with me, you may have shalom. In the world, you have tsuris. But be brave! I have conquered the world!”
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