Juan 16
Dios Habla Hoy
16 »Les digo estas cosas para que no pierdan su fe en mí. 2 Los expulsarán de las sinagogas, y aun llegará el momento en que cualquiera que los mate creerá que así presta un servicio a Dios. 3 Esto lo harán porque no nos han conocido, ni al Padre ni a mí. 4 Les digo esto para que, cuando llegue el momento, se acuerden de que yo se lo había dicho ya.
Lo que hace el Espíritu Santo
»No les dije esto desde un principio porque yo estaba con ustedes. 5 Pero ahora me voy para estar con el que me ha enviado, y ninguno de ustedes me pregunta a dónde voy; 6 al contrario, se han puesto muy tristes porque les he dicho estas cosas. 7 Pero les digo la verdad: es mejor para ustedes que yo me vaya. Porque si no me voy, el Defensor no vendrá para estar con ustedes; pero si me voy, yo se lo enviaré. 8 Cuando él venga, mostrará claramente a la gente del mundo quién es pecador, quién es inocente, y quién recibe el juicio de Dios. 9 Quién es pecador: el que no cree en mí; 10 quién es inocente: yo, que voy al Padre, y ustedes ya no me verán; 11 quién recibe el juicio de Dios: el que gobierna este mundo, que ya ha sido condenado.
12 »Tengo mucho más que decirles, pero en este momento sería demasiado para ustedes. 13 Cuando venga el Espíritu de la verdad, él los guiará a toda verdad; porque no hablará por su propia cuenta, sino que dirá todo lo que oiga, y les hará saber las cosas que van a suceder. 14 Él mostrará mi gloria, porque recibirá de lo que es mío y se lo dará a conocer a ustedes. 15 Todo lo que el Padre tiene, es mío también; por eso dije que el Espíritu recibirá de lo que es mío y se lo dará a conocer a ustedes.
16 »Dentro de poco, ustedes ya no me verán, pero un poco más tarde me volverán a ver.
La tristeza se cambiará en alegría
17 Entonces algunos de sus discípulos se preguntaron unos a otros:
—¿Qué quiere decir con esto? Nos dice que dentro de poco ya no lo veremos, y que un poco más tarde lo volveremos a ver, y que es porque se va a donde está el Padre. 18 ¿Qué quiere decir con eso de “dentro de poco”? No entendemos de qué está hablando.
19 Jesús se dio cuenta de que querían hacerle preguntas, y les dijo:
—Yo les he dicho que dentro de poco ya no me verán, y que un poco más tarde me volverán a ver. ¿Es esto lo que se están preguntando ustedes? 20 Les aseguro que ustedes llorarán y estarán tristes, mientras que la gente del mundo se alegrará. Sin embargo, aunque ustedes estén tristes, su tristeza se convertirá en alegría. 21 Cuando una mujer va a dar a luz, se aflige porque le ha llegado la hora; pero después que nace la criatura, se olvida del dolor a causa de la alegría de que haya nacido un hombre en el mundo. 22 Así también, ustedes se afligen ahora; pero yo volveré a verlos, y entonces su corazón se llenará de alegría, una alegría que nadie les podrá quitar.
23 »En aquel día ya no me preguntarán nada. Les aseguro que el Padre les dará todo lo que le pidan en mi nombre. 24 Hasta ahora, ustedes no han pedido nada en mi nombre; pidan y recibirán, para que su alegría sea completa.
Jesucristo, vencedor del mundo
25 »Les he dicho estas cosas poniéndoles comparaciones; pero viene la hora en que ya no les pondré más comparaciones, sino que les hablaré claramente acerca del Padre. 26 Aquel día, ustedes le pedirán en mi nombre; y no digo que yo voy a rogar por ustedes al Padre, 27 porque el Padre mismo los ama. Los ama porque ustedes me aman a mí, y porque han creído que yo he venido de Dios. 28 Salí de la presencia del Padre para venir a este mundo, y ahora dejo el mundo para volver al Padre.
29 Entonces dijeron sus discípulos:
—Ahora sí estás hablando claramente, sin usar comparaciones. 30 Ahora vemos que sabes todas las cosas y que no hay necesidad de que nadie te haga preguntas. Por esto creemos que has venido de Dios.
31 Jesús les contestó:
—¿Así que ahora creen? 32 Pues ya llega la hora, y es ahora mismo, cuando ustedes se dispersarán cada uno por su lado, y me dejarán solo. Pero no estoy solo, porque el Padre está conmigo. 33 Les digo todo esto para que encuentren paz en su unión conmigo. En el mundo, ustedes habrán de sufrir; pero tengan valor: yo he vencido al mundo.
John 16
New King James Version
Jesus Warns and Comforts His Disciples
16 “These things I have spoken to you, that you (A)should not be made to stumble. 2 (B)They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming (C)that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service. 3 And (D)these things they will do [a]to you because they have not known the Father nor Me. 4 But these things I have told you, that when [b]the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them.
“And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.
The Work of the Holy Spirit
5 “But now I (E)go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, (F)sorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but (G)if I depart, I will send Him to you. 8 And when He has (H)come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 (I)of sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 (J)of righteousness, (K)because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11 (L)of judgment, because (M)the ruler of this world is judged.
12 “I still have many things to say to you, (N)but you cannot bear them now. 13 However, when He, (O)the Spirit of truth, has come, (P)He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. 14 (Q)He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. 15 (R)All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He [c]will take of Mine and declare it to you.
Sorrow Will Turn to Joy
16 “A (S)little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, (T)because 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 will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I go to the Father’?” 18 They said therefore, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not [d]know what He is saying.”
19 Now Jesus knew that they desired to ask Him, and He said to them, “Are you inquiring among yourselves about what I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’? 20 Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and (U)lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into (V)joy. 21 (W)A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and (X)your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.
23 “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. (Y)Most assuredly, 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, (Z)that your joy may be (AA)full.
Jesus Christ Has Overcome the World
25 “These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but I will tell you (AB)plainly about the Father. 26 In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; 27 (AC)for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and (AD)have believed that I came forth from God. 28 (AE)I came forth 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, “See, now You are speaking plainly, and using no figure of speech! 30 Now we are sure that (AF)You know all things, and have no need that anyone should question You. By this (AG)we believe that You came forth from God.”
31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32 (AH)Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, (AI)each to his [e]own, and will leave Me alone. And (AJ)yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. 33 These things I have spoken to you, that (AK)in Me you may have peace. (AL)In the world you [f]will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, (AM)I have overcome the world.”
Footnotes
- John 16:3 NU, M omit to you
- John 16:4 NU their
- John 16:15 NU, M takes of Mine and will declare
- John 16:18 understand
- John 16:32 own things or place
- John 16:33 NU, M omit will
John 16
Common English Bible
16 1 I have said these things to you so that you won’t fall away. 2 They will expel you from the synagogue. The time is coming when those who kill you will think that they are doing a service to God. 3 They will do these things because they don’t know the Father or me. 4 But I have said these things to you so that when their time comes, you will remember that I told you about them.
I go away
“I didn’t say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. 5 But now I go away to the one who sent me. None of you ask me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 Yet because I have said these things to you, you are filled with sorrow. 7 I assure you that it is better for you that I go away. If I don’t go away, the Companion[a] won’t come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes, he will show the world it was wrong about sin, righteousness, and judgment. 9 He will show the world it was wrong about sin because they don’t believe in me. 10 He will show the world it was wrong about righteousness because I’m going to the Father and you won’t see me anymore. 11 He will show the world it was wrong about judgment because this world’s ruler stands condemned.
I still have many things to say
12 “I have much more to say to you, but you can’t handle it now. 13 However, when the Spirit of Truth comes, he will guide you in all truth. He won’t speak on his own, but will say whatever he hears and will proclaim to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and proclaim it to you. 15 Everything that the Father has is mine. That’s why I said that the Spirit takes what is mine and will proclaim it to you. 16 Soon you won’t be able to see me; soon after that, you will see me.”
I will see you again
17 Some of Jesus’ disciples said to each other, “What does he mean: ‘Soon you won’t see me, and soon after that you will see me’ and ‘Because I’m going to the Father’? 18 What does he mean by ‘soon’? We don’t understand what he’s talking about.”
19 Jesus knew they wanted to ask him, so he said, “Are you trying to find out from each other what I meant when I said, ‘Soon you won’t see me, and soon after that you will see me’? 20 I assure you that you will cry and lament, and the world will be happy. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. 21 When a woman gives birth, she has pain because her time has come. But when the child is born, she no longer remembers her distress because of her joy that a child has been born into the world. 22 In the same way, you have sorrow now; but I will see you again, and you will be overjoyed. No one takes away your joy. 23 In that day, you won’t ask me anything. I assure you that the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 24 Up to now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask and you will receive so that your joy will be complete.
I have conquered the world
25 “I’ve been using figures of speech with you. The time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in such analogies. Instead, I will tell you plainly about the Father. 26 In that day you will ask in my name. I’m not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. 27 The Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and believed that I came from God. 28 I left the Father and came into the world. I tell you again: I am leaving the world and returning to the Father.”
29 His disciples said, “See! Now you speak plainly; you aren’t using figures of speech. 30 Now we know that you know everything and you don’t need anyone to ask you. Because of this we believe you have come from God.”
31 Jesus replied, “Now you believe? 32 Look! A time is coming—and is here!—when each of you will be scattered to your own homes and you will leave me alone. I’m not really alone, for the Father is with me. 33 I’ve said these things to you so that you will have peace in me. In the world you have distress. But be encouraged! I have conquered the world.”
Footnotes
- John 16:7 Or Advocate
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