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    John 16

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    The disciples arrive at plain speech, and Jesus replies by asking whether they finally believe—then tells them they will scatter and leave him alone.

    The departure and the Advocatevv. 1–15

    Jesus warns that his followers will be expelled from the synagogues, and that some will even be killed by people convinced they are serving God. Their sorrow at his departure is met with the astonishing claim that his going away is for their benefit, since the Advocate will come only if he goes. The Spirit of truth then receives a remarkably busy brief: convicting the world, guiding the disciples, and taking what belongs to Jesus to disclose it to them.

    The little whilevv. 16–28

    Jesus says that he will soon be unseen and then seen again. The disciples turn the phrase over among themselves, asking what “a little while” can mean and admitting that they do not understand; the chapter supplies no clock, only the phrase itself. Jesus answers with weeping, rejoicing, and childbirth: anguish gives way to joy when the child arrives, a comparison with rather more bodily detail than most farewell speeches attempt. He promises that their joy will not be taken away and that the Father himself loves them.

    Plain speech, then scatteringvv. 29–33

    The disciples declare that Jesus is now speaking plainly and that they believe he came from God. Jesus answers with the gently devastating question, “Do you finally believe?” and immediately predicts the hour when they will scatter to their own homes and leave him alone. Yet he says he is not alone, because the Father is with him; the final note is peace in Jesus, tribulation in the world, and a declaration that the world has been overcome.

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    1. John 16:1“I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.

    2. John 16:2They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.

    3. John 16:3They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.

    4. John 16:4But I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

    5. John 16:5Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’

    6. John 16:6Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.

    7. John 16:7But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

    8. John 16:8And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:

    9. John 16:9in regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me;

    10. John 16:10in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see Me;

    11. John 16:11and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world has been condemned.

    12. John 16:12I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.

    13. John 16:13However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.

    14. John 16:14He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.

    15. John 16:15Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you.

    16. John 16:16In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.”

    17. John 16:17Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”

    18. John 16:18They kept asking, “Why is He saying, ‘a little while’? We do not understand what He is saying.”

    19. John 16:19Aware that they wanted to question Him, Jesus said to them, “Are you asking one another why I said, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’?

    20. John 16:20Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.

    21. John 16:21A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.

    22. John 16:22So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.

    23. John 16:23In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

    24. John 16:24Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

    25. John 16:25I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

    26. John 16:26In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.

    27. John 16:27For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.

    28. John 16:28I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”

    29. John 16:29His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.

    30. John 16:30Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.”

    31. John 16:31“Do you finally believe?” Jesus replied.

    32. John 16:32“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

    33. John 16:33I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”

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    • 33John 14:27Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
    • 331 John 5:4because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
    • 332 Thessalonians 3:16Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
    • 331 John 4:4You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
    • 13John 14:26But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
    • 33Philippians 4:7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
    • 33John 14:1“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.
    • 131 Corinthians 2:10–13But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
    • 331 Peter 5:9Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
    • 332 Timothy 3:12Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
    • 33Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
    • 33Romans 8:36–37As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
    • 13John 14:17the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.
    • 33Hebrews 11:25He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.
    • 13John 15:26When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.
    • 131 John 2:27And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.

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