John 16

Thomson^{(i) 1} These things I have spoken to you that you may not be stumbled. ² They will excommunicate you. Indeed a time is coming, when whosoever killeth you will think he doth an act of religious worship to God. ³ And these things they will do to you because they know neither the Father nor me. ⁴ But I have spoken these things to you, that, when that time cometh, you may remember that I mentioned them to you. I did not tell you them from the beginning, because I was with you. ⁵ But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asketh me, Whither art thou going. ⁶ But because I have told you these things, sorrow hath filled your hearts. ⁷ But, I tell you this truth, it is to your advantage that I go away: for if I do not go, the monitor will not come to you; but when I go I will send him to you. ⁸ And when he is come, he will convince the world in respect to sin, and in respect to righteousness, and in respect to judgment ⁹ in respect to sin, because they do not believe in me; ¹⁰ and in respect to righteousness because I go to my Father and you see me no more; ¹¹ and in respect to judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. ¹² I have still many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. ¹³ But when he the spirit of truth, is come, he will lead you into all the truth; for he will not speak from himself, but will speak whatsoever he shall have heard, and will explain to you the train of events. ¹⁴ He will glorify me, for he will receive of mine, and communicate to you. ¹⁵ All that the Father hath is mine; therefore I said, He will receive of mine, and communicate to you. ¹⁶ Yet a little while and you do not see me; and again a little while and you shall see me, because I am going to the Father. ¹⁷ Upon this some of his disciples said to one another, What is this which he saith to us, "A little while and you do not see me; and again a little while and you shall see me;" and, "because I am going to the Father." ¹⁸ They said therefore, What is this little while of which he speaketh? We do not comprehend what he saith. ¹⁹ As Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, therefore he said to them, Do ye inquire among yourselves concerning this, because I said, A little while, and you do not see me; and again a little while and you shall see me? ²⁰ Verily, verily, I say to you, "You will weep and mourn; but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful; but your sorrow will be turned into joy. ²¹ A woman in travail hath sorrow, because her time is come; but when the child is born, she no more remembereth her anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. ²² So you at present are in grief; but I will see you again and your heart will be made joyful; and that joy of yours no one shall take from you. ²³ Now in that day you will not ask me any thing. Verily, verily, I say to you, whatever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he will give you. ²⁴ Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name. Ask and ye shall receive, that your joy may be complete. ²⁵ These things I have spoken to you in parables. But a time is coming when I will no more speak to you in parables, but with plainness of speech tell you respecting the Father. ²⁶ In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father for you; ²⁷ for the Father himself loveth you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. ²⁸ I came forth from the Father and am come into the world. Again I leave the world and am going to the Father. ²⁹ His disciples say to him, Behold now thou speakest plainly and usest no parable. ³⁰ Now we know that thou knowest all things, and hast no need that any should ask thee questions. By this we believe that thou camest forth from God. ³¹ Jesus answered them, Do you now believe? ³² Behold the time is coming, indeed is now come, when you will be scattered every one to his own, and you will leave me alone; yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. ³³ These things I have spoken to you, that you may have peace in me. In this world you will have trouble; but take courage: I have overcome the world.