约翰福音 16

1 “我把这些事告诉了你们，免得你们被绊倒t。2 他们将要把你们赶出会堂。不但如此，时候就要到了！那杀你们的人，都会以为自己是在事奉神t。3 他们做这些事，是因为不认识父，也不认识我。4 不过我把这些事告诉了你们，是为了当事情发生的时候，你们会记起我对你们说过了。我当初没有告诉你们这些事，是因为我一直与你们在一起。

圣灵的工作

5 “现在我要回到派我来的那一位面前，你们当中却没有人问我：‘你要到哪里去？’6 只因为我对你们说了这些话，你们心里就充满了忧伤。7 但我把真相告诉你们：我离去对你们是有益处的，因为我如果不去，慰助者就不会到你们这里来；如果我去了，我就会派遣他到你们这里来。8 他来了，要在关于罪、关于义、关于审判的事上，使世界知罪。9 关于罪，是因为世界不信我；10 关于义，是因为我到父那里去，而你们不再看到我了；11 关于审判，是因为世界的那掌权者已经被定罪了。

12 “我还有很多事要告诉你们，可是你们现在担当不了，13 不过当那位真理的灵来了，他就会引导你们进入一切真理t。那时，他不会凭着自己说话，只把所听到的说出来，并且把那些就要来的事传讲给你们。14 他将荣耀我，因为他将从我领受，并传讲给你们。15 父所拥有的一切，都是我的。所以我说，圣灵将从我领受，并传讲给你们。

忧伤变成喜乐

16 “过一会儿，你们就不再看到我了；再过一会儿，你们又将见到我t。”

17 于是他的门徒当中有的彼此问：“他对我们说‘过一会儿，你们就看不到我了；再过一会儿，你们又将见到我’还说‘是因为我要到父那里去’这是什么意思呢？”18 他们又说：“他说的t‘过一会儿’什么意思呢？我们不明白他在说什么。”

19 耶稣知道他们想要问他，就对他们说：“我刚才说‘过一会儿，你们就看不到我了；再过一会儿，你们又将见到我’，你们就为了这话彼此议论吗？

20 “我确确实实地告诉你们：你们将会痛哭、哀号，这世界反而会喜乐；你们将会忧伤，然而你们的忧伤要变成喜乐。21 妇人生产的时候会有忧虑，因为她的时候到了；但是生了孩子以后，她就因着有人出生到世上的喜乐，而不再记住那痛苦了。22 这样，你们现在虽然也有忧虑，但是我会再见到你们，你们心里将喜乐，并且没有人能夺去你们的喜乐。

23 在那一天，你们什么也不会问我了。“我确确实实地告诉你们：你们奉我的名无论向父求什么，他都将赐给你们。24 直到如今，你们没有奉我的名求过什么。你们祈求吧！就会得到，好使你们的喜乐得以满足。

耶稣胜了世界

25 “我用比喻对你们说了这些话。但是时候就要到了！那时我不再用比喻对你们说话，而是要明确地告诉你们有关父的事。26 在那一天，你们会奉我的名祈求，而且我并不是说我要替你们向父祈求。27 要知道，父自己爱你们，因为你们已经爱我，并且相信我是从神t而来的。28 我从父而出，来到这世界；又要离开这世界，到父那里去。”

29 他的门徒们说：“看，如今你说得明明白白，而不说比喻了。30 现在我们已经明白你知道一切，也不需要任何人问你，从这一点我们就相信你是从神而来的。”

31 耶稣对他们说：“你们现在相信吗？32 看哪，时候就要到了，而且已经到了！你们要被驱散，每个人到自己的地方，留下我一个人。其实我不是独自一人，因为父与我同在。33 我把这些事告诉了你们，好让你们在我里面有平安。在世上你们有患难，然而你们要鼓起勇气！我已经胜过了这世界。”

John 16

1 “I have told you all these things so that you will not fall away.ts2 They will put you out oft the synagogue,s yet a timet is coming when the one who kills you will think he is offering service to God.s3 Theyt will do these things because they have not known the Father or me.s

4 But I have told you these thingst so that when their timet comes, you will remember that I told you about them.t
“I did not tell you these things from the beginning because I was with you.s5 But now I am going to the one who sent me,s and not one of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?’s6 Instead your hearts are filled with sadnesst because I have said these things to you.7 But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I am going away. For if I do not go away, the Advocatet will not come to you, but if I go, I will send him to you.8 And when het comes, he will prove the world wrongt concerning sin andt righteousness andt judgment –9 concerning sin, becauset they do not believe in me;s10 concerning righteousness,t becauset I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer;

11 and concerning judgment,s becauset the ruler of this worlds has been condemned.t
12 “I have many more things to say to you,s but you cannot beart them now.13 But when he,t the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guidet you into all truth.s For he will not speak on his own authority,t but will speak whatever he hears, and will tell yout what is to come.t14 Het will glorify me,t because he will receivet from me what is minet and will tell it to you.t15 Everything that the Father has is mine; that is why I said the Spiritt will receive from me what is minet and will tell it to you.t

16 In a little while yout will see me no longer; again after a little while, yout will see me.”s
17 Then some of his disciples said to one another, “What is the meaning of what he is saying,t ‘In a little while yout will not see me; again after a little while, yout will see me,’ and, ‘because I am going to the Father’?”s

18 So they kept on repeating,t “What is the meaning of what he says,t ‘In a little while’?t We do not understandt what he is talking about.”t
19 Jesus could seets that they wanted to ask him about these things,t sot he said to them, “Are you askingt each other about this – that I said, ‘In a little while yout will not see me; again after a little while, yout will see me’?20 I tell you the solemn truth,t you will weept and wail,t but the world will rejoice; you will be sad,t but your sadness will turn intot joy.21 When a woman gives birth, she has distresss because her timet has come, but when her child is born, she no longer remembers the suffering because of her joy that a human beingt has been born into the world.s22 So also you have sorrowt now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.s23 At that timet you will ask me nothing. I tell you the solemn truth,t whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.s

24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it,t so that your joy may be complete.
25 “I have told you these things in obscure figures of speech;t a timet is coming when I will no longer speak to you in obscure figures, but will tell yout plainlyt about the Father.26 At that timet you will ask in my name, and I do not sayt that I will ask the Father on your behalf.27 For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.s

28 I came from the Father and entered into the world, but in turn,t I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”s
29 His disciples said, “Look, now you are speaking plainlyt and not in obscure figures of speech!ts

30 Now we know that you know everythingt and do not need anyonet to ask you anything.t Because of thist we believe that you have come from God.”
31 Jesus replied,t “Do you now believe?32 Look, a timet is coming – and has come – when you will be scattered, each one to his own home,t and I will be left alone.s Yett I am not alone, because my Fathert is with me.

33 I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering,t but take couraget – I have conquered the world.”ts