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John Chapter 16
 1  ‘I have told you all this, so that nothing will cause you to stop believing me.

 2  People will send you away from the *synagogues. There will be a time when people will kill you. And they will even think that God has given them a duty to kill you.

 3  They will do these things because they have never known either the Father or me.

 4  But I have told you this so that you will remember. When they begin to do these things, you will remember. You will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you this before, because I was with you.’

The work of God’s Spirit
 5  ‘Now I will go to him who sent me. But none of you asks me, “Where will you go?”

 6  And now you are very sad, because of the things that I have told you.

 7  But I am telling you what is true. I will go away because it will be better for you. Unless I go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I do go away, I will send him to you.

 8  When he comes, he will show things about this world’s people. He will show that they are wrong. They are wrong about *sin. They are wrong about how to be right with God. They are wrong about how God *judges people.

 9  They are wrong about *sin, because they do not believe me.

 10  They are wrong about how to be right with God, because I go to the Father. And you will not see me any longer.

 11  They are wrong about how God *judges people. They are wrong about that because God has already decided to *punish the ruler of this world.’

 12  ‘I have many more things to tell you. But you are not strong enough to know them now.

 13  But the Spirit, who shows you true things, will come. And when he comes, he will be a guide to you. He will cause you to know everything that is true. He will tell you only what he hears. He will not speak his own words. He will tell you about things that will happen after this time.

 14  He will receive what I have to say. And he will tell it to you. In that way, he will show how great and how good I am.

 15  Everything that the Father has is mine. That is why I said, “The Spirit will receive what I have to say. And then he will tell it to you.” ’

The *disciples will be sad first but after that they will be happy
 16  ‘After a short time, you will not see me any longer. But soon after that, you will see me.’

 17  Some of his *disciples said to each other, ‘What does he mean? He says, “After a short time, you will not see me any longer, but soon after that, you will see me.” And he says, “because I go to the Father.”

 18  What does he mean by ‘a short time’? We do not know what he is talking about!’

 19  Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him about this. So, he said to them, ‘I said, “After a short time, you will not see me any longer. But soon after that, you will see me.” Perhaps you are asking each other about that.

 20  I am telling you what is true. You will cry and you will be sad. But the people who belong to this world will be happy. First, you will be sad, but soon after that, you will become happy instead.

 21  While a woman is giving birth to a baby, she is sad. She is sad at that time because it is painful. But after the baby is born, she is happy. She forgets the pain, because now she is so happy. She is so happy because a person has been born into the world.’

 22  ‘It is like that for you. You are sad now. But I will see you again, and you will be happy. You will be so happy. And nobody will cause you to stop being happy.

 23  On that day, you will not ask me for anything. I am telling you what is true. The Father will give you anything that you ask for in my name (because you are mine).

 24  Until now, you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask, and you will receive. So then you will be completely happy.’

 25  ‘I have spoken to you with words and stories that are like pictures. But there will be a time when I will not speak like that any longer. Instead, I will speak clearly to you about the Father.

 26  On that day, you will ask in my name (because you are mine). I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.

 27  No, because the Father himself loves you. He loves you because you love me. He loves you because you believe. You believe that I came from God.

 28  I came from the Father, and I came into the world. And now I will leave the world, and I will return to the Father.’ note

 29  His *disciples said, ‘Now you are speaking clearly. You are not speaking with words that are like pictures!

 30  Now we are sure that you know everything. You do not need to ask people what they are thinking. Because of this, we believe that you came from God.’

 31  Jesus answered them, ‘You say that you believe now.

 32  But it will happen very soon that all of you will run away to your own homes. Yes, it is that time already. You will leave me alone. But I am not really alone, because the Father is with me.

 33  I have told you these things so that you will be without trouble in your minds and in your *hearts. You will be like that because you are united with me. In this world, you will have trouble. But be strong! I have won! I have destroyed the *power of this world.’

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