John 16

1 “These things I have spoken to you so that you may not be made to stumble. 2 They will put you out of the synagogues; but an hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think he is offering service to God. [a] 3 And they will do these things because they did not know the Father or me. 4 But these things I have spoken to you so that when their hour comes you may remember them, that I told you. And these things I did not tell you from the beginning, because I was with you.

5 But now I am going to the one who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 But because I have spoken these things to you, grief 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 Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes he will convict the world concerning sin and concerning righteousness and concerning judgment: [b] 9 concerning sin, because they do not trust in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you no longer see me; 11 and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

12 I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. † 13 But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you in all the truth; for he will not speak from himself, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will announce to you the things that are coming. [c] 14 He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and will announce it to you. 15 Everything that the Father has is mine; for this reason I said that he takes from what is mine and will announce it to you.

16 A little while, and you no longer see me; and again a little while, and you will see me.”

17 Then some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you do not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’? and, ‘Because I am going 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 Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, “Are you searching with one another about this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you do not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’? 20 Amen, amen, I tell you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be grieved, but your grief will become joy. 21 When a woman gives birth she has grief, because her hour has come; but when she has borne the child, she no longer remembers the affliction, because of the joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 And so you also now have grief; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one takes your joy away from you. 23 And on that day you will ask me nothing. Amen, amen, I tell you, if you ask the Father for anything, he will give it to you in my name. [d] 24 Until now you have asked for nothing in my name; ask, and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.

25 These things I have spoken to you in figures of speech; an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but will report to you openly about the Father. [e] 26 On that day you will ask in my name, and I do not tell you that I will ask the Father concerning you; 27 for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have trusted that I came out from God. [f] 28 I came out from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”

29 His disciples say, “Look, now you are speaking openly and are speaking no figure of speech. 30 Now we know that you know everything and have no need for anyone to ask you. By this we trust that you came out from God.” 31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now trust? 32 Look, an hour is coming, and has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own, and you will leave me alone; and I am not alone, because the Father is with me. 33 These things I have spoken to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction; but take courage, I have conquered the world.”