John 16:5-15

Expanded Bible

⁵ Now I am going back to the One who sent me. But none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ ⁶ Your hearts are filled with ·sadness [grief; sorrow] because I have told you these things. ⁷ But I tell you the truth, it is ·better for you [for your advantage] that I go away. [^LFor] When I go away, I will send the ·Helper [Counselor; Advocate; ^Cthe Holy Spirit] to you. If I do not go away, the Helper will not come [to you]. ⁸ When the Helper comes, he will ·prove to the people of the world the truth about sin [^Lconvict/expose/convince the world about sin], about ·being right with God [^Lrighteousness], and about judgment [^Cthe meaning of this sentence is uncertain, as are the explanatory phrases in vv. 9–11]. ⁹ ·He will prove to them that sin is not believing in me [^Lconcerning sin, because they do not believe in me]. ¹⁰ ·He will prove to them that being right with God comes from my going to the Father and not being seen anymore [^Lconcerning righteousness, because I go to the Father and you will no longer see me; ^Cprobably means the Spirit will convict the world of its empty righteousness because Jesus is no longer present to model true righteousness]. ¹¹ ·And the Helper will prove to them that judgment happened when the ruler of this world was judged [^Lconcerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged; ^Cprobably means the Spirit will convict the world that its judgments are false because Satan—the one they follow—has been condemned by Christ’s victory on the cross].

¹² “I [^Lstill] have many more things to say to you, but ·they are too much for you [^Lyou cannot bear them] now. ¹³ But when the Spirit of truth [^Cthe Helper; see 16:7] comes, he will ·lead [guide] you into all truth. He will not speak ·his own words [from his own authority; ^Lfrom himself], but he will speak only what he hears [^Cfrom the Father], and he will ·tell [announce/declare to] you what is to come. ¹⁴ The Spirit of truth will ·bring glory to [glorify; honor] me, because he will take what ·I have to say [^Lis mine] and ·tell [announce; declare] it to you. ¹⁵ All that the Father has is mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take what ·I have to say [^Lwhat is mine] and ·tell [announce; declare] it to you.