约翰福音 16

1 「我已将这些事告诉你们，使你们不至于跌倒。 2 人要把你们赶出会堂，并且时候将到，凡杀你们的就以为是事奉　神。 3 他们这样行，是因未曾认识父，也未曾认识我。 4 我将这事告诉你们，是叫你们到了时候可以想起我对你们说过了。」

圣灵的工作

5 现今我往差我来的父那里去，你们中间并没有人问我：『你往哪里去？』 6 只因我将这事告诉你们，你们就满心忧愁。 7 然而，我将真情告诉你们，我去是与你们有益的；我若不去，保惠师就不到你们这里来；我若去，就差他来。 8 他既来了，就要叫世人为罪、为义、为审判，自己责备自己。 9 为罪，是因他们不信我； 10 为义，是因我往父那里去，你们就不再见我； 11 为审判，是因这世界的王受了审判。

12 「我还有好些事要告诉你们，但你们现在担当不了t。 13 只等真理的圣灵来了，他要引导你们明白t一切的真理；因为他不是凭自己说的，乃是把他所听见的都说出来，并要把将来的事告诉你们。 14 他要荣耀我，因为他要将受于我的告诉你们。 15 凡父所有的，都是我的；所以我说，他要将受于我的告诉你们。」

忧愁变为喜乐

16 「等不多时，你们就不得见我；再等不多时，你们还要见我。」 17 有几个门徒就彼此说：「他对我们说：『等不多时，你们就不得见我；再等不多时，你们还要见我』；又说：『因我往父那里去。』这是什么意思呢？」 18 门徒彼此说：「他说『等不多时』到底是什么意思呢？我们不明白他所说的话。」 19 耶稣看出他们要问他，就说：「我说『等不多时，你们就不得见我；再等不多时，你们还要见我』，你们为这话彼此相问吗？ 20 我实实在在地告诉你们，你们将要痛哭、哀号，世人倒要喜乐；你们将要忧愁，然而你们的忧愁要变为喜乐。 21 妇人生产的时候就忧愁，因为她的时候到了；既生了孩子，就不再记念那苦楚，因为欢喜世上生了一个人。 22 你们现在也是忧愁，但我要再见你们，你们的心就喜乐了；这喜乐也没有人能夺去。 23 到那日，你们什么也就不问我了。我实实在在地告诉你们，你们若向父求什么，他必因我的名赐给你们。 24 向来你们没有奉我的名求什么，如今你们求，就必得着，叫你们的喜乐可以满足。」

我已经胜过世界

25 「这些事，我是用比喻对你们说的；时候将到，我不再用比喻对你们说，乃要将父明明地告诉你们。 26 到那日，你们要奉我的名祈求；我并不对你们说，我要为你们求父。 27 父自己爱你们；因为你们已经爱我，又信我是从父出来的。 28 我从父出来，到了世界；我又离开世界，往父那里去。」 29 门徒说：「如今你是明说，并不用比喻了。 30 现在我们晓得你凡事都知道，也不用人问你，因此我们信你是从　神出来的。」 31 耶稣说：「现在你们信吗？ 32 看哪，时候将到，且是已经到了，你们要分散，各归自己的地方去，留下我独自一人；其实我不是独自一人，因为有父与我同在。 33 我将这些事告诉你们，是要叫你们在我里面有平安。在世上，你们有苦难；但你们可以放心，我已经胜了世界。」

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