John 16 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Jesus Warns and Comforts His Disciples

Jhn 16:1“These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble.

Jhn 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.

Jhn 16:3

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

Jhn 16:4

Jhn 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

Jhn 16:5

Jhn 16:5“But now I go away 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 heart.

Jhn 16:7

Jhn 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.

Jhn 16:8

Jhn 16:8“And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

Jhn 16:9

Jhn 16:9“of sin, because they do not believe in Me;

Jhn 16:10

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

Jhn 16:11

Jhn 16:11“of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

Jhn 16:12

Jhn 16:12“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.

Jhn 16:13

Jhn 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.

Jhn 16:14

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

Jhn 16:15

Jhn 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

Jhn 16:16

Jhn 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.”

Jhn 16:17

Jhn 16:17Then 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’?”

Jhn 16:18

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

Jhn 16:19

Jhn 16:19Now 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’?

Jhn 16:20

Jhn 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.

Jhn 16:21

Jhn 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.

Jhn 16:22

Jhn 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.

Jhn 16:23

Jhn 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.

Jhn 16:24

Jhn 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

Jhn 16:25

Jhn 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.

Jhn 16:26

Jhn 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;

Jhn 16:27

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

Jhn 16:28

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

Jhn 16:29

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

Jhn 16:30

Jhn 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.”

Jhn 16:31

Jhn 16:31Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?

Jhn 16:32

Jhn 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.

Jhn 16:33

Jhn 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.”

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NKJV Footnotes

(16:3)

NU-Text and M-Text omit to you.

(16:4)

NU-Text reads their.

(16:15)

NU-Text and M-Text read He takes of Mine and will declare it to you.

(16:33)

NU-Text and M-Text omit will.

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