約翰福音 16

1 「我對你們說了這些事，是要使你們不至於跌倒。 2 人要把你們趕出會堂，而且時候將到，凡殺你們的還以為是在事奉上帝。 3 他們這樣做，是因為沒有認識父，也沒有認識我。 4 我對你們說了這些事，是要在他們做這些事的時候，你們會想起我對你們說過的話。」

聖靈的工作

「我起先沒有對你們說這些事，因為我一直與你們同在。

5 現在我要到差我來的父那裏去，你們中間卻沒有人問我『你去哪裏？』 6 只因我對你們說了這些事，你們就滿心憂愁。 7 然而，我把真情告訴你們，我去對你們是有益的。我若不去，保惠師就不會到你們這裏來；我若去，就差他到你們這裏來。 8 他來的時候，要為罪、為義，為審判，指證世人； 9 為罪，是因他們不信我； 10 為義，是因我到父那裏去，你們將不再見到我； 11 為審判，是因這世界的統治者已受了審判。

12 「我還有好些事要告訴你們，但你們現在擔當不了t。 13 但真理的靈來的時候，他要引導你們進入一切真理。因為他不是憑著自己說的，而是把他所聽見的都說出來，並且要把將要來的事向你們傳達。 14 他要榮耀我，因為他要把從我領受的向你們傳達。 15 凡父所有的都是我的，所以我說，他要把從我領受的向你們傳達。」

憂愁變為喜樂

16 「不久，你們將不再見到我；再過不久，你們還要見到我。」 17 有幾個門徒彼此說：「他對我們說『不久，你們將不再見到我；再過不久，你們還要見到我』；又說『因我到父那裏去』。這是甚麼意思呢？」 18 於是門徒說：「他說t『不久』到底是甚麼意思呢？我們不明白他說甚麼。」 19 耶穌看出他們要問他，就對他們說：「我說『不久，你們將不再見到我；再過不久，你們還要見到我』，你們為這話彼此詢問嗎？ 20 我實實在在地告訴你們，你們將要痛哭，哀號，世人反要歡喜。你們將要憂愁，然而你們的憂愁要變成喜樂。 21 婦人生產的時候會憂愁，因為她的時候到了；但孩子一生出來，就不再記得那痛苦了，因為歡喜有一個人生在世上了。 22 你們現在也是憂愁，但我要再見到你們，你們的心就會有喜樂了；這喜樂沒有人能奪去。 23 到那日，你們甚麼也不會問我了。我實實在在地告訴你們，你們奉我的名無論向父求甚麼，他會賜給你們t。 24 直到現在，你們沒有奉我的名求甚麼，如今你們求就必得著，使你們的喜樂得以滿足。」

我已經勝過世界

25 「這些事，我是用比方對你們說的；時候將到，我不再用比方對你們說，而是要把父的事明白地告訴你們。 26 到那日，你們要奉我的名祈求；我並不對你們說，我要為你們向父祈求。 27 父自己愛你們，因為你們已經愛我，又信我是從上帝t而來的。 28 我從父而來，到了世界t，又離開世界，到父那裏去。」

29 門徒說：「你看，如今你是明說，不用比方了。 30 現在我們曉得你凡事都知道，也不需要有人問你；從此我們信你是從上帝而來的。」 31 耶穌回答他們：「現在你們信了嗎？ 32 看哪，時候將到，其實已經到了，你們要分散，各歸自己的地方，留下我獨自一人；然而我不是獨自一人，因為有父與我同在。 33 我對你們說了這些事，是要使你們在我裏面有平安。在世上你們有苦難，但你們要有勇氣t，我已經勝過世界。」

JOHN 16

1 I am telling you these things, so that you will not turn away. 2 You will be chased out of the synagogues. And the time will come when people will kill you and think they are doing God a favor. 3 They will do these things because they don't know either the Father or me.

4 I am saying this to you now, so that when the time comes, you will remember what I have said.

The Work of the Holy Spirit

I was with you at the first, and so I didn't tell you these things. 5 But now I am going back to the Father who sent me, and none of you asks me where I am going. 6 You are very sad from hearing all of this.

7 But I tell you I am going to do what is best for you. This is why I am going away. The Holy Spirit cannot come to helpt you until I leave. But after I am gone, I will send the Spirit to you.
8 The Spirit will come and show the people of this world the truth about sin and God's justice and the judgment. 9 The Spirit will show them that they are wrong about sin, because they didn't have faith in me. 10 They are wrong about God's justice, because I am going to the Father, and you won't see me again.

11 And they are wrong about the judgment, because God has already judged the ruler of this world.
12 I have much more to say to you, but right now it would be more than you could understand. 13 t The Spirit shows what is true and will come and guide you into the full truth. The Spirit doesn't speak on his own. He will tell you only what he has heard from me, and he will let you know what is going to happen. 14 The Spirit will bring glory to me by taking my message and telling it to you.

15 Everything the Father has is mine. This is why I have said that the Spirit takes my message and tells it to you.

Sorrow Will Turn into Joy

16 Jesus told his disciples, “For a little while you won't see me, but after a while you will see me.”
17 They said to each other, “What does Jesus mean by saying that for a little while we won't see him, but after a while we will see him? What does he mean by saying he is going to the Father?

18 What is this ‘little while’ that he is talking about? We don't know what he means.”

19 Jesus knew they had some questions, so he said:
You are wondering what I meant when I said that for a little while you won't see me, but after a while you will see me.

20 I tell you for certain that you will cry and be sad, but the world will be happy. You will be sad, but later you will be happy.
21 When a woman is about to give birth, she is in great pain. But after it is all over, she forgets the pain and is happy, because she has brought a child into the world. 22 You are now very sad. But later I will see you, and you will be so happy that no one will be able to change the way you feel. 23 When that time comes, you won't have to ask me about anything. I tell you for certain the Father will give you whatever you ask for in my name.

24 You have not asked for anything in this way before, but now you must ask in my name.t Then it will be given to you, so you will be completely happy.
25 I have used examples to explain to you what I have been talking about. But the time will come when I will speak to you plainly about the Father and will no longer use examples like these. 26 You will ask the Father in my name, t and I won't have to ask him for you. 27 God the Father loves you because you love me, and you believe I have come from him.

28 I came from the Father into the world, but I am leaving the world and returning to the Father.
29 The disciples said, “Now you are speaking plainly to us! You are not using examples.

30 At last we know that you understand everything, and we don't have any more questions. Now we believe you truly have come from God.”

31 Jesus replied:
Do you really believe me? 32 The time will come and is already here when all of you will be scattered. Each of you will go back home and leave me by myself. But the Father will be with me, and I won't be alone. 33 I have told you this, so that you might have peace in your hearts because of me. While you are in the world, you will have to suffer. But cheer up! I have defeated the world.t