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And a time is coming when whoever kills you will think that he is offering service to God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And they will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>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. <p class="hdg">The Holy Spirit Promised</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts [and taken complete possession of them]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>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]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>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: <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>about sin [and the true nature of it], because they do not believe in Me [and My message]; <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>about righteousness [personal integrity and godly character], because I am going to My Father and you will no longer see Me; <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>about judgment [the certainty of it], because the ruler of this world (Satan) has been judged <i>and</i> condemned. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear [to hear] them now. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>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]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He will glorify <i>and</i> honor Me, because He (the Holy Spirit) will take from what is Mine and will disclose it to you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>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. <p class="hdg">Jesus’ Death and Resurrection Foretold</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“A little while, and you will no longer see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Some 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’?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>So they were saying, “What does He mean when He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Jesus 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’? <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>I assure you <i>and</i> 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>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. <p class="hdg">Prayer Promises</p><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>In that day you will not [need to] ask Me about anything. I assure you <i>and</i> most solemnly say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name [as My representative], He will give you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Until now you have not asked [the Father] for anything in My name; but now ask <i>and</i> keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be full <i>and</i> complete. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>“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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>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]; <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>for the Father Himself [tenderly] loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from the Father. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>I came from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>His disciples said, “Ah, now You are speaking plainly to us and not in figures of speech! <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>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.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Jesus answered them, “Do you now [at last] believe? <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Take careful notice: an hour is coming, and has arrived, when you will all be scattered, each to his own <i>home,</i> leaving Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/16-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation <i>and</i> distress <i>and</i> suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.]<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Gr <i>Paracletos,</i> one called alongside to help.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../john/15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../john/17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>