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| 16 | John |
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"I have said all this to you to keep you from falling away. | |
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They will put you out of the synagogues; indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. | |
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And they will do this because they have not known the Father, nor me. | |
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But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told you of them. "I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. | The Work of the Spirit Jn.16.4-15 (Jerusalem) - |
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But now I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?' | |
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But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. | |
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Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. | |
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And when he comes, he will convince the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: | |
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concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; | |
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concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more; | |
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concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. | |
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"I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. | |
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When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. | |
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He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. | |
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All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. | |
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"A little while, and you will see me no more; again a little while, and you will see me." | Sorrow Will Turn into Joy Jn.16.16-24 (Jerusalem) - |
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Some of his disciples said to one another, "What is this that he says to 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?'" | |
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They said, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? We do not know what he means." | |
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Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him; so he said to them, "Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, 'A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me?' | |
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Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. | |
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When a woman is in travail she has sorrow, because her hour has come; but when she is delivered of the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a child is born into the world. | |
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So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. | |
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In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father, he will give it to you in my name. | |
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Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. | |
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"I have said this to you in figures; the hour is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in figures but tell you plainly of the Father. | I Have Overcome the World Jn.16.25-33 (Jerusalem) - |
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In that day you will ask in my name; and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; | |
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for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from the Father. | |
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I came from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father." | |
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His disciples said, "Ah, now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure! | |
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Now we know that you know all things, and need none to question you; by this we believe that you came from God." | |
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Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe? | |
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The hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, every man to his home, and will leave me alone; yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. | |
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I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." | |
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