1 “ These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from stumbling.

“I have told you these things so you will not be ashamed of Me and leave Me.

2 T hey will make you outcasts from the synagogue, but an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering service to God.

They will put you out of the places of worship. The time will come when anyone who kills you will think he is helping God.

3 T hese things they will do because they have not known the Father or Me.

They will do these things to you because they do not know the Father or Me.

4 B ut these things I have spoken to you, so that when their hour comes, you may remember that I told you of them. These things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you. The Holy Spirit Promised

“When these things happen, you will remember I told you they would happen. That is why I am telling you about these things now. I did not tell you these things before, because I was with you.

5 “ But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘ Where are You going?’

But now I am going to Him Who sent Me. Yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ The Three Kinds of Work of the Holy Spirit

6 B ut because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

“Your hearts are full of sorrow because I am telling you these things.

7 B ut I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

I tell you the truth. It is better for you that I go away. If I do not go, the Helper will not come to you. If I go, I will send Him to you.

8 A nd He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment;

When the Helper comes, He will show the world the truth about sin. He will show the world about being right with God. And He will show the world what it is to be guilty.

9 c oncerning sin, because they do not believe in Me;

He will show the world about sin, because they do not put their trust in Me.

10 a nd concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father and you no longer see Me;

He will show the world about being right with God, because I go to My Father and you will see Me no more.

11 a nd concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

He will show the world what it is to be guilty because the leader of this world (Satan) is guilty. The Holy Spirit Will Give Honor to the Son

12 “ I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.

“I still have many things to say to you. You are not strong enough to understand them now.

13 B ut when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.

The Holy Spirit is coming. He will lead you into all truth. He will not speak His Own words. He will speak what He hears. He will tell you of things to come.

14 H e will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you.

He will honor Me. He will receive what is Mine and will tell it to you.

15 A ll things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you. Jesus’ Death and Resurrection Foretold

Everything the Father has is Mine. That is why I said to you, ‘He will receive what is Mine and will tell it to you.’ Jesus Tells of His Death

16 “ A little while, and you will no longer see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me.”

“In a little while you will not see Me. Then in a little while you will see Me again.”

17 S ome of His disciples then said to one another, “What is this thing He is telling us, ‘ A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I go to the Father’ ?”

Some of His followers said to each other, “What is He trying to tell us when He says, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and in a little while you will see Me again,’ and ‘Because I go to My Father’ ?”

18 S o they were saying, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’ ? We do not know what He is talking about.”

So they said, “What is He trying to tell us by saying, ‘A little while’ ? We do not know what He is talking about.”

19 J esus knew that they wished to question Him, and He said to them, “Are you deliberating together about this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me’?

Jesus knew they wanted to ask Him something. He said to them, “Are you asking each other why I said, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and in a little while you will see Me again’?

20 T ruly, truly, I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief will be turned into joy.

For sure, I tell you, you will cry and have sorrow, but the world will have joy. You will have sorrow, but your sorrow will turn into joy.

21 W henever a woman is in labor she has pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a child has been born into the world.

When a woman gives birth to a child, she has sorrow because her time has come. After the child is born, she forgets her pain. She is full of joy because a child has been born into the world.

22 T herefore you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. Prayer Promises

You are sad now. I will see you again and then your hearts will be full of joy. No one can take your joy from you. Asking and Receiving

23 I n that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you.

“When the time comes that you see Me again, you will ask Me no question. For sure, I tell you, My Father will give you whatever you ask in My name.

24 U ntil now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.

Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive. Then your joy will be full.

25 “ These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but will tell you plainly of the Father.

“I have told you these things in picture-stories. The time is coming when I will not use picture-stories. I will talk about My Father in plain words.

26 I n that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf;

In that day you will ask in My name. I will not ask the Father for you

27 f or the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came forth from the Father.

because the Father loves you. He loves you because you love Me and believe that I came from the Father. Jesus Tells of His Going

28 I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; I am leaving the world again and going to the Father.”

“I came from the Father and have come into the world. I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”

29 H is disciples said, “Lo, now You are speaking plainly and are not using a figure of speech.

His followers said to Him, “Now You are talking in plain words. You are not using picture-stories.

30 N ow we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question You; by this we believe that You came from God.”

Now we are sure You know everything. You do not need anyone to tell You anything. Because of this we believe that You came from God.”

31 J esus answered them, “Do you now believe?

Jesus said to them, “Do you believe now?

32 B ehold, an hour is coming, and has already come, for you to be scattered, each to his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

The time is coming, yes, it is already here when you will be going your own way. Everyone will go to his own house and leave Me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with Me.

33 T hese things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”

I have told you these things so you may have peace in Me. In the world you will have much trouble. But take hope! I have power over the world!”