Read the New Testament in 24 Weeks
Jesus’ Warning
16 “(A)These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from (B)stumbling. 2 They will (C)put you out of the synagogue, but (D)an hour is coming for everyone (E)who kills you to think that he is offering service to God. 3 These things they will do (F)because they did not know the Father or Me. 4 But these things I have spoken to you, (G)so that when their hour comes, you [a]may remember that I told you of them. These things I did not say to you (H)at the beginning, because I was with you.
The Spirit Is Promised Again
5 “But now (I)I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘(J)Where are You going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, (K)sorrow has filled your heart. 7 But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the [b](L)Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, (M)I will send Him to you. 8 And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; 9 concerning sin, (N)because they do not believe in Me; 10 and concerning (O)righteousness, because (P)I go to the Father and you no longer see Me; 11 (Q)and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
12 “I still have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 But when He, (R)the Spirit of truth, comes, He will (S)guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak from Himself, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. 14 He will (T)glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you. 15 (U)All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you.
Sorrow Turned to Joy
16 “(V)A little while, and (W)you will no longer see Me; and again a little while, and (X)you will see Me.” 17 Some of His disciples then said to one another, “What is this He is telling us, ‘(Y)A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because (Z)I go to the Father’?” 18 So they were saying, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.” 19 (AA)Jesus knew that they were wishing to question Him, and He said to them, “Are you deliberating together 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 (AB)you will cry and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but (AC)your sorrow will be turned into joy. 21 (AD)Whenever a woman is in labor she has sorrow, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a [c]child has been born into the world. 22 Therefore (AE)you too have sorrow now; but (AF)I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
I Have Overcome the World
23 (AG)And on that day (AH)you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, (AI)if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you. 24 (AJ)Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your (AK)joy may be made complete.
25 “These things I have spoken to you in (AL)figures of speech; (AM)an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you openly of the Father. 26 (AN)On that day (AO)you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf; 27 for (AP)the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and (AQ)have believed that (AR)I came forth from the Father. 28 (AS)I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; I am leaving the world again and (AT)going to the Father.”
29 His disciples *said, “Behold, now You are speaking openly and are not [d]using (AU)a figure of speech. 30 Now we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question You; by this we (AV)believe that You (AW)came from God.” 31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32 Behold, (AX)an hour is coming, and has already come, for (AY)you to be scattered, each to (AZ)his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet (BA)I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. 33 These things I have spoken to you, so that (BB)in Me you may have peace. (BC)In the world you have tribulation, but (BD)take courage; (BE)I have overcome the world.”
The High Priestly Prayer
17 Jesus spoke these things; and (BF)lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; (BG)glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You, 2 even as (BH)You gave Him authority over all flesh, that (BI)to [e]all whom You have given Him, (BJ)He may give eternal life. 3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, (BK)the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom (BL)You have sent. 4 (BM)I glorified You on the earth, [f](BN)having finished the work which You have given Me to do. 5 Now, Father, (BO)glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had (BP)with You before the world was.
Jesus Prays for His Disciples
6 “(BQ)I have manifested Your name to the men whom (BR)You gave Me out of the world; they were (BS)Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have (BT)kept Your word. 7 Now they have come to know that everything You have given Me is from You; 8 for (BU)the words which You gave Me (BV)I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that (BW)I came forth from You, and they believed that (BX)You sent Me. 9 (BY)I ask on their behalf; (BZ)I do not ask on behalf of the world but of those whom (CA)You have given Me; for (CB)they are Yours; 10 and (CC)all things that are Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine; and I have been glorified in them. 11 And I am no longer in the world; and yet (CD)they themselves are in the world, and (CE)I come to You. (CF)Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name (CG)which You have given Me, that (CH)they may be one even as We are. 12 While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name (CI)which You have given Me; and I guarded them and (CJ)not one of them perished but (CK)the [g]son of perdition, so that the (CL)Scripture would be fulfilled. 13 But now (CM)I come to You; and (CN)these things I speak in the world so that they may have My (CO)joy made full in themselves. 14 I have given them Your word; and (CP)the world has hated them, because (CQ)they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 15 I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them [h]from [i](CR)the evil one. 16 (CS)They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 17 (CT)Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth. 18 As (CU)You sent Me into the world, (CV)I also sent them into the world. 19 For their sake I (CW)sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be (CX)sanctified (CY)in truth.
20 “I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; 21 that they may all be one; (CZ)even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, (DA)so that the world may [j]believe that (DB)You sent Me. 22 The (DC)glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; 23 (DD)I in them and You in Me, that they may be [k]perfected [l]in unity, so that the world may [m]know that (DE)You sent Me, and (DF)loved them, even as You have loved Me. 24 Father, I desire that (DG)they also, whom You have given Me, (DH)be with Me where I am, so that they may see My (DI)glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before (DJ)the foundation of the world.
25 “O (DK)righteous Father, [n]although (DL)the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that (DM)You sent Me; 26 and (DN)I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that (DO)the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”
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