JUAN 16

1 Les he dicho todo esto para que no sucumban en la prueba. 2 Porque los expulsarán de la sinagogat. Más aún, llegará un momento en que les quitarán la vida, convencidos de que con ello rinden culto a Dios. 3 Y harán eso con ustedes porque no conocen ni al Padre ni a mí.t

4 Se lo digo de antemano para que, cuando suceda, recuerden que ya se lo había anunciado.t

La acción del Espíritu

11 y la condena está en que el que tiraniza a este mundot ya ha sido condenado.
12 Tendría que decirles muchas cosas más, pero no podrían entenderlast ahora.t 13 Cuando venga el Espíritu de la verdad, los guiará para que puedan entender la verdad completat. No hablará por su propia cuenta, sino que dirá únicamente lo que ha oído y les anunciará las cosas que han de suceder.t 14 Él me honrará a mí, porque todo lo que les dé a conocer a ustedes lo recibirá de mí.

15 Todo lo que el Padre tiene es también mío; por eso les he dicho que “todo lo que el Espíritu les dé a conocer, lo recibirá de mí”.

Tristeza y alegría

16 [Añadió Jesús:]
— Dentro de poco ya no me verán, pero poco después volverán a vermet.t

17 Ante estas palabras, algunos de sus discípulos comentaban entre sí:
— ¿Qué significa eso que acaba de decirnos: “Dentro de poco ya no me verán, pero poco después volverán a verme”; y eso otro: “Porque me voy al Padre”?

18 Y añadían:
— No entendemos qué quiere decir con ese “dentro de poco”.

19 Jesús se dio cuenta de que estaban deseando una aclaración, y les dijo:
— Están intrigados por lo que acabo de decirles: “Dentro de poco ya no me verán, pero poco después volverán a verme”. 20 Les aseguro que ustedes llorarán y gemirán, mientras que los del mundo se alegrarán; ustedes estarán tristes, pero esa tristeza se convertirá en alegría. 21 Cuando una mujer va a dar a luzt, siente angustia, porque le ha llegado la hora; pero, cuando el niño ha nacido, su alegría le hace olvidar el sufrimiento pasado y es enteramente feliz por haber traído un ser humano al mundo. 22 Así también ustedes; de momento están tristes, pero yo volveré a verlos y de nuevo ustedes se alegrarán con una alegría que nadie podrá quitarles.t 23 Cuando llegue ese día, ya no tendrán necesidad de preguntarme nada. Les aseguro que el Padre les concederá todo lo que le pidan en mi nombret.t

24 Hasta ahora ustedes no han pedido nada en mi nombre. Pidan y recibirán, para que la alegría de ustedes sea completa.t

Jesús y el Padre

28 Salí del Padre y vine al mundo; ahora dejo el mundo para volver al Padre.

29 Los discípulos le dijeron:
— Cierto, ahora nos hablas claramente y no en lenguaje figurado.

30 Ahora estamos seguros de que lo sabes todo y no necesitas que nadie te pregunte; por eso creemos que has venido de Dios.

31 Jesús les contestó:
— ¿Ahora creen? 32 Pues miren, se acerca el momento, mejor dicho, ha llegado ya, en que cada uno de ustedes se dispersará por su lado y me dejarán solo. Aunque yo no estoy solo, porque el Padre está conmigo.t 33 Les he dicho todo esto para que, unidos a mí, encuentren paz. En el mundo tendrán sufrimientos; pero ¡ánimo!, yo he vencido al mundo.t

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