John 16
Lexham English Bible
Persecution of Disciples Predicted
16 “I have said these things to you so that you will not fall away. 2 They will expel you from the synagogue,[a] but an hour is coming that everyone who kills you will think they are offering service to God. 3 And they will do these things because they do not know the Father or me. 4 But I have said these things to you so that when their hour comes, you may remember that I told you about them.
Jesus’ Departure and the Coming of the Holy Spirit
“And I have not said these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. 5 But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and none of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. 7 But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he[b] comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and concerning righteousness and concerning judgment: 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me, 10 and concerning righteousness, because I am going away to the Father and you will see me no more, 11 and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.
12 I still have many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them[c] now. 13 But when he—the Spirit of truth—comes, he will guide you into all the truth. For he will not speak from himself, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will proclaim to you the things to come. 14 He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and will proclaim it[d] to you. 15 Everything that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he takes from what is mine and will proclaim it[e] to you.
Jesus Predicts His Return to the Disciples
16 “A little while and you will see me no more, and again a little while and you will see me. 17 So some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he is saying to us, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me,’ and ‘Because I am going away to the Father’?” 18 So they kept on saying, “What is this that he is saying, ‘A little while’? We do not understand what he is speaking about!”
19 Jesus knew that they were wanting to ask him, and he said to them, “Are you deliberating with one another about this—that I said, ‘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, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will change to joy. 21 A woman, when she gives birth, experiences pain because her hour has come. But when her[f] child is born, she no longer remembers the affliction, on account of the joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 So you also are experiencing sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy from you. 23 And 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 you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
Jesus’ Victory Over the World
25 “I have said these things to you in figurative sayings. An hour is coming when I will speak to you in figurative sayings no longer, but I will tell you plainly about the Father. 26 On 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 For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. 28 I have gone out from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and am going to the Father.”
29 His disciples said, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly[g] and are telling us[h] no figurative saying! 30 Now we know that you know everything and do not need for[i] anyone to ask you questions.[j] By this we believe that you have come from God.”
31 Jesus replied to them, “Now do you believe? 32 Behold, an hour is coming—and has come—that you will be scattered each one to his own home,[k] and you will leave me alone. And I am not alone, because the Father is with me. 33 I have said these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction, but have courage! I have conquered the world.”
Footnotes
- John 16:2 Literally “they will make you expelled from the synagogue”
- John 16:8 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“comes”) which is understood as temporal
- John 16:12 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 16:14 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 16:15 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 16:21 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- John 16:29 Literally “with plainness”
- John 16:29 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 16:30 Literally “have need that”
- John 16:30 *Here the word “questions” is not in the Greek text but is implied
- John 16:32 Or “to his own things”; or “to his own people” (i.e., family); the Greek text is somewhat ambiguous here
John 16
New International Version
16 “All this(A) I have told you so that you will not fall away.(B) 2 They will put you out of the synagogue;(C) in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.(D) 3 They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me.(E) 4 I have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember(F) that I warned you about them. I did not tell you this from the beginning because I was with you,(G) 5 but now I am going to him who sent me.(H) None of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’(I) 6 Rather, you are filled with grief(J) because I have said these things. 7 But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate(K) will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.(L) 8 When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 about sin,(M) because people do not believe in me; 10 about righteousness,(N) because I am going to the Father,(O) where you can see me no longer; 11 and about judgment, because the prince of this world(P) now stands condemned.
12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear.(Q) 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth,(R) comes, he will guide you into all the truth.(S) He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine.(T) That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”
The Disciples’ Grief Will Turn to Joy
16 Jesus went on to say, “In a little while(U) you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.”(V)
17 At this, some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,’(W) and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”(X) 18 They kept asking, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand what he is saying.”
19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me’? 20 Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn(Y) while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.(Z) 21 A woman giving birth to a child has pain(AA) because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. 22 So with you: Now is your time of grief,(AB) but I will see you again(AC) and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.(AD) 23 In that day(AE) you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.(AF) 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive,(AG) and your joy will be complete.(AH)
25 “Though I have been speaking figuratively,(AI) a time is coming(AJ) when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. 26 In that day you will ask in my name.(AK) I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. 27 No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me(AL) and have believed that I came from God.(AM) 28 I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”(AN)
29 Then Jesus’ disciples said, “Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech.(AO) 30 Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe(AP) that you came from God.”(AQ)
31 “Do you now believe?” Jesus replied. 32 “A time is coming(AR) and in fact has come when you will be scattered,(AS) each to your own home. You will leave me all alone.(AT) Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me.(AU)
33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.(AV) In this world you will have trouble.(AW) But take heart! I have overcome(AX) the world.”
Johannes 16
En Levende Bok
16 Dette har jeg sagt til dere for at dere ikke skal miste troen på meg. 2 Dere kommer til å bli ekskludert fra Den jødiske menigheten, ja, det skal gå så langt at de som dreper dere, tror at de tjener Gud ved handlingene sine. 3 Denne tragiske misforståelsen beror på at de aldri har lært å kjenne min Far i himmelen, og heller ikke meg. 4 Jeg sier dere dette nå, for at dere den dagen det skjer, skal huske at jeg advarte dere. Jeg har ikke sagt dette til dere tidligere siden jeg inntil nå har vært hos dere.”
Jesus underviser om Guds Ånd
5 Jesus fortsatte: ”Nå går jeg til ham som har sendt meg, og ingen av dere spør hvor jeg går. 6 Dere er altfor bedrøvet og fulle av sorg over det jeg har fortalt dere. 7 Sannheten er at det er best for dere at jeg går bort, for ellers kan ikke Hjelperen, Guds Ånd, komme til dere. Når jeg har gått bort, skal jeg sende ham til dere. 8 Når Guds Ånd kommer, skal han vise menneskene at de er syndere, at jeg er skyldfri innfor Gud og at Guds dom vil ramme. 9 Syndere er de fordi de ikke tror på meg. 10 At jeg er skyldfri innfor Gud viser seg ved at Far i himmelen opphøyer meg til å regjere med ham, slik at dere ikke kan se meg mer. 11 Guds dom rammer hver og en som gjør synd, det forstår vi når vi ser at Gud har dømt Satan, som er høvding i denne verden.
12 Det er mye jeg ennå ville si dere, men dere kan ikke forstå det nå. 13 Når Guds Ånd kommer, skal han vise dere hele sannheten om Gud. Han vil ikke holde fram sine egne tanker, men fortelle det han hører av meg. Han vil la dere få kjennskap til det som kommer til å skje i framtiden. 14 Videre vil han opphøye og ære meg, for alt han lar dere få vite, har han fått fra meg. 15 Alt som min Far i himmelen har, det tilhører meg. Derfor kan jeg si at alt Guds Ånd lar dere få vite, har han fått fra meg. 16 Snart ser dere meg ikke lenger. Like plutselig skal dere få se meg igjen.”
Sorgen skal bli vendt til glede
17-18 Noen av disiplene spurte da hverandre: ”Hva mener han egentlig når han sier at vi snart ikke skal se ham lenger. Og at vi like plutselig skal få se ham igjen? Hva kan det bety når han sier at han går til sin Far i himmelen? Hvor snart skal dette skje? Vi fatter ingenting av det han sier.”
19 Jesus visste at de ville spørre ham, og sa: ”Dere undrer dere på hva jeg mente da jeg sa at dere ganske snart ikke skulle se meg lenger? Og at dere like snart skal få se meg igjen. 20 Ja, jeg forsikrer dere at dere kommer å gråte og klage over det som skal skje med meg, men mange skal bli glade. Dere skal sørge, men sorgen vil bli vendt til glede når dere ser meg igjen. 21 Det blir som når en kvinne føder sitt barn. Mens forløsningen står på, har hun det smertefullt. Men når hun har født sitt barn, glemmer hun smerten og gleder seg bare over at et lite menneske er blitt født til verden. 22 Dere har det også vanskelig nettopp nå, men jeg skal treffe dere igjen, og da skal dere bli glade. Ingen kan ta fra dere den gleden. 23 Den dagen trenger ingen å spørre meg om noe som helst. Jeg forsikrer dere at fra den dagen skal Far i himmelen gi dere alt dere ber om fordi dere tilhører meg.[a] 24 Dere har bedt før, men aldri fordi dere tilhørte meg. Nå skal dere be i mitt navn, og dere skal få. Gleden deres skal bli full og hel.[b]
25 Alt dette har jeg fortalt dere i bilder, men det kommer en tid da jeg vil snakke åpent og klart til dere uten bilder. Da skal dere få vite mer om min Far i himmelen. 26 Den dagen skal dere be til Far i himmelen, og han skal svare dere fordi dere tilhører meg.[c] Jeg trenger ikke å be for dere. 27 Min Far i himmelen elsker dere, fordi dere har elsket meg og tror at jeg er kommet fra Gud. 28 Ja, jeg er kommet til verden fra min Far i himmelen, og jeg skal forlate verden for å vende tilbake til ham.”
29 Da sa disiplene: ”Endelig snakker du i klare meldinger, og ikke i bilder. 30 Nå forstår vi at du vet alt før noen har stilt et eneste spørsmål til deg. Derfor tror vi at du er kommet fra Gud.”
31 Jesus svarte: ”Nå endelig tror dere. 32 Den dagen kommer, ja, den er allerede her, da dere vil bli spredd og vende tilbake til hvert sitt og etterlate meg alene. Ikke en gang da vil jeg være alene, for min Far i himmelen er hos meg. 33 Dette har jeg fortalt dere for at dere skal ha fred på grunn av fellesskapet med meg. Her på jorden kommer dere til å møte mange sorger og skuffelser, men vær ikke urolige, jeg har overvunnet de onde kreftene i verden.”
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