John 16

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Ref `These things I have spoken to you, that ye may not be stumbled,

2 Ref out of the synagogues they will put you; but an hour doth come, that every one who hath killed you, may think to offer service unto God;

3 Ref and these things they will do to you, because they did not know the Father, nor me.

4 Ref `But these things I have spoken to you, that when the hour may come, ye may remember them, that I said `them' to you, and these things to you from the beginning I did not say, because I was with you;

5 Ref and now I go away to Him who sent me, and none of you doth ask me, Whither dost thou go?

6 Ref but because these things I have said to you, the sorrow hath filled your heart.

7 Ref `But I tell you the truth; it is better for you that I go away, for if I may not go away, the Comforter will not come unto you, and if I go on, I will send Him unto you;

8 Ref and having come, He will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment;

9 Ref concerning sin indeed, because they do not believe in me;

10 Ref and concerning righteousness, because unto my Father I go away, and no more do ye behold me;

11 Ref and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world hath been judged.

12 Ref `I have yet many things to say to you, but ye are not able to bear `them' now;

13 Ref and when He may come -- the Spirit of truth -- He will guide you to all the truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but as many things as He will hear He will speak, and the coming things He will tell you;

14 Ref He will glorify me, because of mine He will take, and will tell to you.

15 Ref `All things, as many as the Father hath, are mine; because of this I said, That of mine He will take, and will tell to you;

16 Ref a little while, and ye do not behold me, and again a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go away unto the Father.'

17 Ref Therefore said `some' of his disciples one to another, `What is this that he saith to us, A little while, and ye do not behold me, and again a little while, and ye shall see me, and, Because I go away unto the Father?'

18 Ref they said then, `What is this he saith -- the little while? we have not known what he saith.'

19 Ref Jesus, therefore, knew that they were wishing to ask him, and he said to them, `Concerning this do ye seek one with another, because I said, A little while, and you do not behold me, and again a little while, and ye shall see me?

20 Ref verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, and the world will rejoice; and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow joy will become.

21 Ref `The woman, when she may bear, hath sorrow, because her hour did come, and when she may bear the child, no more doth she remember the anguish, because of the joy that a man was born to the world.

22 Ref `And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; and again I will see you, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one doth take from you,

23 Ref and in that day ye will question me nothing; verily, verily, I say to you, as many things as ye may ask of the Father in my name, He will give you;

24 Ref till now ye did ask nothing in my name; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

25 Ref `These things in similitudes I have spoken to you, but there cometh an hour when no more in similitudes will I speak to you, but freely of the Father, will tell you.

26 Ref `In that day, in my name ye will make request, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father for you,

27 Ref for the Father himself doth love you, because me ye have loved, and ye have believed that I from God came forth;

28 Ref I came forth from the Father, and have come to the world; again I leave the world, and go on unto the Father.'

29 Ref His disciples say to him, `Lo, now freely thou dost speak, and no similitude speakest thou;

30 Ref now we have known that thou hast known all things, and hast no need that any one do question thee; in this we believe that from God thou didst come forth.'

31 Ref Jesus answered them, `Now do ye believe? lo, there doth come an hour,

32 Ref and now it hath come, that ye may be scattered, each to his own things, and me ye may leave alone, and I am not alone, because the Father is with me;

33 Ref these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage -- I have overcome the world.'

World English Bible (WEB)

1 Ref "These things have I spoken to you, so that you wouldn't be caused to stumble.

2 Ref They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.

3 Ref They will do these things{TR adds "to you"} because they have not known the Father, nor me.

4 Ref But I have told you these things, so that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you about them. I didn't tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

5 Ref But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'

6 Ref But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.

7 Ref Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don't go away, the Counselor won't come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

8 Ref When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment;

9 Ref about sin, because they don't believe in me;

10 Ref about righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you won't see me any more;

11 Ref about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.

12 Ref "I have yet many things to tell you, but you can't bear them now.

13 Ref However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.

14 Ref He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine, and will declare it to you.

15 Ref All things whatever the Father has are mine; therefore I said that he takes{TR reads "will take" instead of "takes"} of mine, and will declare it to you.

16 Ref A little while, and you will not see me. Again a little while, and you will see me."

17 Ref Some of his disciples therefore said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you will see me;' and, 'Because I go to the Father?'"

18 Ref They said therefore, "What is this that he says, 'A little while?' We don't know what he is saying."

19 Ref Therefore Jesus perceived that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, "Do you inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you will see me?'

20 Ref Most assuredly I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

21 Ref A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn't remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world.

22 Ref Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

23 Ref "In that day you will ask me no questions. Most assuredly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.

24 Ref Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.

25 Ref I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the time is coming when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

26 Ref In that day you will ask in my name; and I don't say to you, that I will pray to the Father for you,

27 Ref for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from God.

28 Ref I came out from the Father, and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world, and go to the Father."

29 Ref His disciples said to him, "Behold, now you speak plainly, and speak no figures of speech.

30 Ref Now we know that you know all things, and don't need for anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came forth from God."

31 Ref Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe?

32 Ref Behold, the time is coming, yes, and has now come, that you will be scattered, everyone to his own place, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

33 Ref I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."

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