| Chapter 16
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| 1 | These things
have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. |
| 2 | They shall put you out of the
synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he
doeth God service. |
| 3 | And
these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor
me. |
| 4 | But these things
have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you
of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was
with you. |
| 5 | But now I go
my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? |
| 6 | But because I have said
these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. |
| 7 | Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is
expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not
come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. |
| 8 | And when he is come, he will reprove the
world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: |
| 9 | Of sin, because they believe not on
me; |
| 10 | Of righteousness,
because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; |
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11 | Of judgment, because the prince of this world is
judged. |
| 12 | I have yet
many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. |
| 13 | Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth,
is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself;
but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things
to come. |
| 14 | He shall
glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. |
| 15 | All things that the Father
hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it
unto you. |
| 16 | A little
while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me,
because I go to the Father. |
| 17
| Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he
saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little
while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? |
| 18 | They said therefore, What is this that
he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. |
| 19 | Now Jesus knew that they were desirous
to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said,
A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye
shall see me? |
| 20 | Verily,
verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall
rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into
joy. |
| 21 | A woman when she
is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is
delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man
is born into the world. |
| 22 |
And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart
shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. |
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23 | And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will
give it you. |
| 24 | Hitherto
have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may
be full. |
| 25 | These things
have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more
speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. |
| 26 | At that day ye shall ask
in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: |
| 27 | For the Father himself
loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from
God. |
| 28 | I came forth
from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go
to the Father. |
| 29 | His
disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no
proverb. |
| 30 | Now are we
sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask
thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God. |
| 31 | Jesus answered them, Do ye now
believe? |
| 32 | Behold, the
hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his
own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is
with me. |
| 33 | These things
I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall
have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. |
