Ján 16

1 Toto som vám povedal, aby ste sa nepohoršovali.2 Vylúčia vás zo synagóg, ba prichádza hodina, keď sa každý, kto vás zabije, bude nazdávať, že tým slúži Bohu.3 A budú to robiť preto, že nepoznali Otca ani mňa.4 A toto som vám povedal, aby ste si spomenuli, keď príde ich hodina, že som vám to hovoril. Spočiatku som vám o tom nerozprával, lebo som bol s vami.5 No teraz idem k tomu, ktorý ma poslal, a nik z vás sa ma nepýta: »Kam ideš?«6 Ale srdce vám naplnil smútok, že som vám to povedal.7 Lenže hovorím vám pravdu: Je pre vás lepšie, aby som odišiel. Lebo ak neodídem, Tešiteľ k vám nepríde. Ale keď odídem, pošlem ho k vám.8 A keď príde on, ukáže svetu, čo je hriech, čo spravodlivosť a čo súd.9 Hriech je, že neveria vo mňa,10 spravodlivosť, že idem k Otcovi a už ma neuvidíte,11 a súd, že knieža tohto sveta je už odsúdené.12 Ešte veľa vám mám toho povedať, ale teraz by ste to nezniesli.13 Keď príde on, Duch pravdy, uvedie vás do plnej pravdy, lebo nebude hovoriť sám zo seba, ale bude hovoriť, čo počuje, a zvestuje vám, čo má prísť.14 On ma oslávi, lebo z môjho vezme a zvestuje vám.15 Všetko, čo má Otec, je moje. Preto som povedal, že z môjho vezme a zvestuje vám.16 Ešte chvíľku a už ma neuvidíte a zasa chvíľku a uvidíte ma.“17 Niektorí z jeho učeníkov si medzi sebou hovorili: „Čo je to, že nám hovorí: »Ešte chvíľku a neuvidíte ma a zasa chvíľku a uvidíte ma,« a: »Idem k Otcovi«?“18 Hovorili: „Čo je to, že hovorí: »Ešte chvíľku«? Nevieme, čo hovorí.“19 Ježiš spoznal, že sa ho chcú opýtať, a povedal im: „Dohadujete sa medzi sebou o tom, že som povedal: »Ešte chvíľku a neuvidíte ma a zasa chvíľku a uvidíte ma«?20 Veru, veru, hovorím vám: Vy budete plakať a nariekať, a svet sa bude radovať. Budete žialiť, ale váš smútok sa premení na radosť.21 Keď žena rodí, je skľúčená, lebo prišla jej hodina. No len čo porodí dieťa, už nemyslí na bolesti pre radosť, že prišiel na svet človek.22 Aj vy ste teraz smutní; ale zasa vás uvidím a vaše srdce sa bude radovať. A vašu radosť vám nik nevezme.23 V ten deň sa ma už nebudete na nič opytovať. Veru, veru, hovorím vám: Ak budete o niečo prosiť Otca v mojom mene, dá vám to.24 Doteraz ste o nič neprosili v mojom mene. Proste a dostanete, aby vaša radosť bola úplná.25 Toto som vám hovoril v obrazoch. No prichádza hodina, keď vám už nebudem hovoriť v obrazoch, ale budem vám o Otcovi hovoriť otvorene.26 V ten deň budete prosiť v mojom mene. A nevravím vám, že ja budem prosiť Otca za vás.27 Veď Otec sám vás miluje, lebo vy ste milovali mňa a uverili ste, že som vyšiel od Boha.28 Vyšiel som od Otca a prišiel som na svet; a zasa opúšťam svet a idem k Otcovi.“29 Jeho učeníci povedali: „Teraz už hovoríš otvorene a nehovoríš v obrazoch.30 Teraz vieme, že vieš všetko a nepotrebuješ, aby sa ťa dakto spytoval. Preto veríme, že si vyšiel od Boha.“31 Ježiš im odvetil: „Teraz veríte?32 Hľa, prichádza hodina, ba už prišla, keď sa rozpŕchnete, každý svojou stranou, a mňa necháte samého. Ale nie som sám, lebo Otec je so mnou.33 Toto som vám povedal, aby ste vo mne mali pokoj. Vo svete máte súženie, ale dúfajte, ja som premohol svet!“

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

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