1 T hese things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be caused to stumble.

I have told you all these things, so that you should not be offended (taken unawares and falter, or be caused to stumble and fall away).

2 T hey shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto God.

They will put you out of (expel you from) the synagogues; but an hour is coming when whoever kills you will think and claim that he has offered service to God.

3 A nd these things will they do, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

And they will do this because they have not known the Father or Me.

4 B ut these things have I spoken unto you, that when their hour is come, ye may remember them, how that I told you. And these things I said not unto you from the beginning, because I was with you.

But I have told you these things now, so that when they occur you will remember that I told you of them. I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you.

5 B ut now I go unto him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

But now I am going to Him Who sent Me, yet none of you asks Me, Where are You going?

6 B ut because I have spoken these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts.

7 N evertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him unto you.

However, I am telling you nothing but the truth when I say it is profitable (good, expedient, advantageous) for you that I go away. Because if I do not go away, the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you; but if I go away, I will send Him to you.

8 A nd he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

And when He comes, He will convict and convince the world and bring demonstration to it about sin and about righteousness (uprightness of heart and right standing with God) and about judgment:

9 o f sin, because they believe not on me;

About sin, because they do not believe in Me;

10 o f righteousness, because I go to the Father, and ye behold me no more;

About righteousness (uprightness of heart and right standing with God), because I go to My Father, and you will see Me no longer;

11 o f judgment, because the prince of this world hath been judged.

About judgment, because the ruler (evil genius, prince) of this world is judged and condemned and sentence already is passed upon him.

12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

I have still many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them or to take them upon you or to grasp them now.

13 H owbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come.

But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth). For He will not speak His own message; but He will tell whatever He hears, and He will announce and declare to you the things that are to come.

14 H e shall glorify me: for he shall take of mine, and shall declare it unto you.

He will honor and glorify Me, because He will take of (receive, draw upon) what is Mine and will reveal (declare, disclose, transmit) it to you.

15 A ll things whatsoever the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he taketh of mine, and shall declare it unto you.

Everything that the Father has is Mine. That is what I meant when I said that He will take the things that are Mine and will reveal (declare, disclose, transmit) it to you.

16 A little while, and ye behold me no more; and again a little while, and ye shall see me.

In a little while you will no longer see Me, and again after a short while you will see Me.

17 S ome of his disciples therefore said one to another, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye behold me not; and again a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?

So some of His disciples questioned among themselves, What does He mean when He tells us, In a little while you will no longer see Me, and again after a short while you will see Me, and, Because I go to My Father?

18 T hey said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? We know not what he saith.

What does He mean by a little while? We do not know or understand what He is talking about.

19 J esus perceived that they were desirous to ask him, and he said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, A little while, and ye behold me not, and again a little while, and ye shall see me?

Jesus knew that they wanted to ask Him, so He said to them, Are you wondering and inquiring among yourselves what I meant when I said, In a little while you will no longer see Me, and again after a short while you will see Me?

20 V erily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that you shall weep and grieve, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

21 A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world.

A woman, when she gives birth to a child, has grief (anguish, agony) because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she no longer remembers her pain (trouble, anguish) because she is so glad that a man (a child, a human being) has been born into the world.

22 A nd ye therefore now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh away from you.

So for the present you are also in sorrow (in distress and depressed); but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one can take from you your joy (gladness, delight).

23 A nd in that day ye shall ask me no question. Verily, verily, I say unto you, if ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name.

And when that time comes, you will ask nothing of Me. I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that My Father will grant you whatever you ask in My Name '> presenting all that I Am ].

24 H itherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be made full.

Up to this time you have not asked a thing in My Name '> presenting all that I Am ]; but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy (gladness, delight) may be full and complete.

25 T hese things have I spoken unto you in dark sayings: the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in dark sayings, but shall tell you plainly of the Father.

I have told you these things in parables (veiled language, allegories, dark sayings); the hour is now coming when I shall no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but I shall tell you about the Father in plain words and openly (without reserve).

26 I n that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you;

At that time you will ask (pray) in My Name; and I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.

27 f or the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.

For the Father Himself loves you because you have loved Me and have believed that I came out from the Father.

28 I came out from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go unto the Father.

I came out from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.

29 H is disciples say, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no dark saying.

His disciples said, Ah, now You are speaking plainly to us and not in parables (veiled language and figures of speech)!

30 N ow know we that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

Now we know that You are acquainted with everything and have no need to be asked questions. Because of this we believe that you came from God.

31 J esus answered them, Do ye now believe?

Jesus answered them, Do you now believe?

32 B ehold, the hour cometh, yea, is come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

But take notice, the hour is coming, and it has arrived, when you will all be dispersed and scattered, every man to his own home, leaving Me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

33 T hese things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer! For I have overcome the world.