John 16 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

Jesus’ Warning

16 “(A)These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from (B)stumbling. 2 [a]They will (C)make you outcasts from 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 have not known the Father or Me. 4 But these things I have spoken to you, (G)so that when their hour comes, you [b]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 Holy Spirit Promised

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 [c](L)Helper 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 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 on His own initiative, 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.

Jesus’ Death and Resurrection Foretold

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 thing 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 wished 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 weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but (AC)your grief will be turned into joy. 21 (AD)Whenever a woman is in labor she has [d]pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a [e]child has been born into the world. 22 Therefore (AE)you too have grief now; but (AF)I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

Prayer Promises

23 (AG)In 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 full.

25 “These things I have spoken to you in [f](AL)figurative language; (AM)an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in [g]figurative language, but will tell you plainly of the Father. 26 (AN)In 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, “Lo, now You are speaking plainly and are not [h]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.”

Footnotes

  1. John 16:2 Or They will have you excommunicated
  2. John 16:4 Or will remember them, that I told you
  3. John 16:7 Gr Paracletos, one called alongside to help; or Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor
  4. John 16:21 Lit grief
  5. John 16:21 Lit human being
  6. John 16:25 Lit proverbs; or figures of speech
  7. John 16:25 Lit proverbs; or figures of speech
  8. John 16:29 Lit saying a proverb

Cross references

  1. John 16:1 : John 15:18-27
  2. John 16:1 : Matt 11:6
  3. John 16:2 : John 9:22
  4. John 16:2 : John 4:21; 16:25
  5. John 16:2 : Is 66:5; Acts 26:9-11; Rev 6:9
  6. John 16:3 : John 8:19, 55; 15:21; 17:25; Acts 3:17; 1 John 3:1
  7. John 16:4 : John 13:19
  8. John 16:4 : Luke 1:2
  9. John 16:5 : John 7:33; 16:10, 17, 28
  10. John 16:5 : John 13:36; 14:5
  11. John 16:6 : John 14:1; 16:22
  12. John 16:7 : John 14:16
  13. John 16:7 : John 14:26
  14. John 16:9 : John 15:22, 24
  15. John 16:10 : Acts 3:14; 7:52; 17:31; 1 Pet 3:18
  16. John 16:10 : John 16:5
  17. John 16:11 : John 12:31
  18. John 16:13 : John 14:17
  19. John 16:13 : John 14:26
  20. John 16:14 : John 7:39
  21. John 16:15 : John 17:10
  22. John 16:16 : John 7:33
  23. John 16:16 : John 14:18-24; 16:16-24
  24. John 16:16 : John 16:22
  25. John 16:17 : John 16:16
  26. John 16:17 : John 16:5
  27. John 16:19 : Mark 9:32; John 6:61
  28. John 16:20 : Mark 16:10; Luke 23:27
  29. John 16:20 : John 20:20
  30. John 16:21 : Is 13:8; 21:3; 26:17; 66:7; Hos 13:13; Mic 4:9; 1 Thess 5:3
  31. John 16:22 : John 16:6
  32. John 16:22 : John 16:16
  33. John 16:23 : John 14:20; 16:26
  34. John 16:23 : John 16:19, 30
  35. John 16:23 : John 15:16
  36. John 16:24 : John 14:14
  37. John 16:24 : John 3:29; 15:11
  38. John 16:25 : Matt 13:34; John 10:6; 16:29
  39. John 16:25 : John 16:2
  40. John 16:26 : John 14:20; 16:23
  41. John 16:26 : John 16:19, 30
  42. John 16:27 : John 14:21, 23
  43. John 16:27 : John 2:11; 16:30
  44. John 16:27 : John 8:42
  45. John 16:28 : John 8:42; 16:30
  46. John 16:28 : John 13:1, 3; 16:5, 10, 17
  47. John 16:29 : Matt 13:34; John 10:6; 16:25
  48. John 16:30 : John 2:11; 16:27
  49. John 16:30 : John 8:42; 16:28
  50. John 16:32 : John 4:23; 16:2, 25
  51. John 16:32 : Zech 13:7; Matt 26:31
  52. John 16:32 : John 19:27
  53. John 16:32 : John 8:29
  54. John 16:33 : John 14:27
  55. John 16:33 : John 15:18ff
  56. John 16:33 : Matt 9:2
  57. John 16:33 : Rom 8:37; 2 Cor 2:14; 4:7ff; 6:4ff; Rev 3:21; 12:11

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