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John 16 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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Jesus Warns and Comforts His Disciples

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:1 - “These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:2 - “They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:3 - “And these things they will do to you[fn] because they have not known the Father nor Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:4 - “But these things I have told you, that when the[fn] time comes, you may remember that I told you of them. And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.
The Work of the Holy Spirit

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:5 - “But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:6 - “But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:7 - “Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:8 - “And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:9 - “of sin, because they do not believe in Me;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:10 - “of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:11 - “of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:12 - “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:13 - “However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:14 - “He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:15 - “All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.[fn]
Sorrow Will Turn to Joy

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:16 - “A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:17 - Then some of His disciples said among themselves, “What is this that He says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I go to the Father’?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:18 - They said therefore, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is saying.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:19 - Now Jesus knew that they desired to ask Him, and He said to them, “Are you inquiring among yourselves about what I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:20 - “Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:21 - “A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:22 - “Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:23 - “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:24 - “Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
Jesus Christ Has Overcome the World

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:25 - “These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:26 - “In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:27 - “for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:28 - “I came forth from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:29 - His disciples said to Him, “See, now You are speaking plainly, and using no figure of speech!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:30 - “Now we are sure that You know all things, and have no need that anyone should question You. By this we believe that You came forth from God.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:31 - Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:32 - “Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, each to his own, and will leave Me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:33 - “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will[fn] have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
See the NKJV Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NKJV Footnotes
NU-Text and M-Text omit to you.
NU-Text reads their.
NU-Text and M-Text read He takes of Mine and will declare it to you.
NU-Text and M-Text omit will.
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New King James Version, © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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