John 16 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

Jesus’ Warning

“I have told you these things so that you will not stumble or be caught off guard and fall away.

Jhn 16:2“They will put you out of the synagogues and make you outcasts. And a time is coming when whoever kills you will think that he is offering service to God.

Jhn 16:3

Jhn 16:3“And they will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.

Jhn 16:4

Jhn 16:4“I have told you these things [now], so that when their time comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not say these things to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

The Holy Spirit Promised

Jhn 16:5

“But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’

Jhn 16:6

Jhn 16:6“But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts [and taken complete possession of them].

Jhn 16:7

Jhn 16:7“But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the [fn]Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him (the Holy Spirit) to you [to be in close fellowship with you].

Jhn 16:8

Jhn 16:8“And He, when He comes, will convict the world about [the guilt of] sin [and the need for a Savior], and about righteousness, and about judgment:

Jhn 16:9

Jhn 16:9about sin [and the true nature of it], because they do not believe in Me [and My message];

Jhn 16:10

Jhn 16:10about righteousness [personal integrity and godly character], because I am going to My Father and you will no longer see Me;

Jhn 16:11

Jhn 16:11about judgment [the certainty of it], because the ruler of this world (Satan) has been judged and condemned.

Jhn 16:12

“I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear [to hear] them now.

Jhn 16:13

Jhn 16:13“But when He, the Spirit of Truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth [full and complete truth]. For He will not speak on His own initiative, but He will speak whatever He hears [from the Father—the message regarding the Son], and He will disclose to you what is to come [in the future].

Jhn 16:14

Jhn 16:14“He will glorify and honor Me, because He (the Holy Spirit) will take from what is Mine and will disclose it to you.

Jhn 16:15

Jhn 16:15“All things that the Father has are Mine. Because of this I said that He [the Spirit] will take from what is Mine and will reveal it to you.

Jesus’ Death and Resurrection Foretold

Jhn 16:16

“A little while, and you will no longer see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me.”

Jhn 16:17

Jhn 16:17Some of His disciples said to one another, “What does He mean when He tells us, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I am going to My Father’?”

Jhn 16:18

Jhn 16:18So they were saying, “What does He mean when He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.”

Jhn 16:19

Jhn 16:19Jesus knew that they wanted to ask Him, so He said to them, “Are you wondering among yourselves about what I meant when I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me’?

Jhn 16:20

Jhn 16:20“I assure you and most solemnly say to you, that you will weep and grieve [in great mourning], but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

Jhn 16:21

Jhn 16:21“A woman, when she is in labor, has pain because her time [to give birth] has come; but when she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of her joy that a child has come into the world.

Jhn 16:22

Jhn 16:22“So for now you are in grief; but I will see you again, and [then] your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away from you your [great] joy.

Prayer Promises

Jhn 16:23

Jhn 16:23“In that day you will not [need to] ask Me about anything. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name [as My representative], He will give you.

Jhn 16:24

Jhn 16:24“Until now you have not asked [the Father] for anything in My name; but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be full and complete.

Jhn 16:25

“I have told you these things in figurative language (veiled language, proverbs); the hour is now coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.

Jhn 16:26

Jhn 16:26“In that day you will ask in My name, and I am not saying to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf [because it will be unnecessary];

Jhn 16:27

Jhn 16:27for the Father Himself [tenderly] loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from the Father.

Jhn 16:28

Jhn 16:28“I came from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”

Jhn 16:29

His disciples said, “Ah, now You are speaking plainly to us and not in figures of speech!

Jhn 16:30

Jhn 16:30“Now we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question You; because of this we believe [without any doubt] that you came from God.”

Jhn 16:31

Jhn 16:31Jesus answered them, “Do you now [at last] believe?

Jhn 16:32

Jhn 16:32“Take careful notice: an hour is coming, and has arrived, when you will all be scattered, each to his own home, leaving Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

Jhn 16:33

Jhn 16:33“I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.]

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