John 16:16-33

Revised Geneva Translation

¹⁶ “A little while, and you shall not see Me. And again, a little while, and you shall see Me. For I go to the Father.”

¹⁷ Then some of His disciples said among themselves, “What is this that He says to us, ‘A little while, and you shall not see Me. And again, a little while, and you shall see Me’, and, ‘For I go to the Father’?”

¹⁸ So they said, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He says.”

¹⁹ Now Jesus knew that they would ask Him, and said to them, “Do you inquire among yourselves about what I said, ‘A little while, and you shall not see Me. And again, a little while, and you shall see Me’?

²⁰ “Truly, truly I say to you, that you shall weep and lament. And the world shall rejoice. And you shall grieve. But your grief shall be turned to joy.

²¹ “A woman, when she gives birth, has pain because her hour has come. But as soon as she delivers the child, she remembers the anguish no more, on account of the joy that a man is born into the world.

²² “And therefore, you now are in grief. But I will see you again. And your hearts shall rejoice. And no one shall take your joy from you.

²³ “And on that day you shall ask nothing of Me. Truly, truly I say to you, whatever you shall 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 shall receive; so that your joy may be full.

²⁵ “These things I have spoken to you in parables. But the time will come when I shall speak to you in parables no more. But I shall report to you plainly concerning the Father.

²⁶ On that day, you shall ask in My Name. And I do not say to you that I will pray to the Father for you.

²⁷ “For the Father Himself loves you because you have loved Me and have believed that I came out from God.

²⁸ “I came out from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.”

²⁹ His disciples said to Him, “Lo, now You speak plainly. And You speak no parable.

³⁰ “Now we know that You know all things and have no need that anyone should question You. By this we believe that You have come out from God.”

³¹ Jesus answered them, “Do you believe now?

³² “Behold, the hour comes (and has already come) that you shall be scattered, each to his own, and shall leave Me alone. But I am not alone. For the Father is with Me.

³³ “These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation. But be of good courage. I have overcome the world.”