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World English Bible

John 16 (WEBP)

[1] “I have said these things to you so that you wouldn’t be caused to stumble.
[2] They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.
[3] They will do these things because they have not known the Father nor me.
[4] But I have told you these things so that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you about them. I didn’t tell you these things from the beginning, 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?’
[6] But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.
[7] Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I don’t go away, the Counselor won’t come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
[8] When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment;
[9] about sin, because they don’t believe in me;
[10] about righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you won’t see me any more;
[11] about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.
[12] “I still have many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now.
[13] However, when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.
[14] He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine and will declare it to you.
[15] All things that the Father has are mine; therefore I said that he takes of mine and will declare it to you.
[16] “A little while, and you will not see me. Again a little while, and you will see me.”
[17] Some of his disciples therefore said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you won’t see me, and again a little while, and you will see me;’ and, ‘Because I go to the Father’?”
[18] They said therefore, “What is this that he says, ‘A little while’? We don’t know what he is saying.”
[19] Therefore Jesus perceived that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, “Do you inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you won’t see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’?
[20] Most certainly I tell you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
[21] A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn’t remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world.
[22] Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
[23] “In that day you will ask me no questions. Most certainly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
[24] Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.
[25] “I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the time is coming when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
[26] In that day you will ask in my name; and I don’t say to you that I will pray to the Father for you,
[27] for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came from God.
[28] I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father.”
[29] His disciples said to him, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly, and using no figures of speech.
[30] Now we know that you know all things, and don’t need for anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came from God.”
[31] Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?
[32] Behold, the time is coming, yes, and has now come, that you will be scattered, everyone to his own place, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
[33] I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”

John 16:3 TR adds “to you”
John 16:15 TR reads “will take” instead of “takes”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

John 16 (KJVS)

[1] These things have I spoken () unto you, that ye should not be offended. ()
[2] They shall put () you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, () that whosoever killeth () you will think () that he doeth () God service.
[3] And these things will they do () unto you, because they have not known () the Father, nor me.
[4] But these things have I told () you, that when the time shall come, () ye may remember () that I told () you of them. And these things I said () not unto you at the beginning, because I was () with you.
[5] But now I go my way () to him that sent () me; and none of you asketh () me, Whither goest thou? ()
[6] But because I have said () these things unto you, sorrow hath filled () your heart.
[7] Nevertheless 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 depart, () I will send () him unto you.
[8] And when he is come, () he will reprove () the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
[9] of sin, because they believe () not on me;
[10] of righteousness, because I go () to my Father, and ye see () me no more;
[11] of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. ()
[12] I have () yet many things to say () unto you, but ye cannot () bear them () now.
[13] Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, () he will guide () you into all truth: for he shall not speak () of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, () that shall he speak: () and he will shew () you things to come. ()
[14] He shall glorify () me: for he shall receive () of mine, and shall shew () it unto you.
[15] All things that the Father hath () are () mine: therefore said I, () that he shall take () of mine, and shall shew () it unto you.
[16] A little while, and ye shall not see () me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see () me, because I go () to the Father.
[17] Then said () some of his disciples among themselves, What is () this that he saith () unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see () me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see () me: and, Because I go () to the Father?
[18] They said () therefore, What is () this that he saith, () A little while? we cannot tell () what he saith. ()
[19] Now Jesus knew () that they were desirous () to ask () him, and said () unto them, Do ye enquire () among yourselves of that I said, () A little while, and ye shall not see () me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see () me?
[20] Verily, verily, I say () unto you, That ye shall weep () and lament, () but the world shall rejoice: () and ye shall be sorrowful, () but your sorrow shall be turned () into joy.
[21] A woman when she is in travail () hath () sorrow, because her hour is come: () but as soon as she is delivered () of the child, she remembereth () no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born () into the world.
[22] And ye now therefore have () sorrow: but I will see () you again, and your heart shall rejoice, () and your joy no man taketh () from you.
[23] And in that day ye shall ask () me nothing. Verily, verily, I say () unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask () the Father in my name, he will give () it you.
[24] Hitherto have ye asked () nothing in my name: ask, () and ye shall receive, () that your joy may be () full. ()
[25] These things have I spoken () unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, () when I shall no more speak () unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew () you plainly of the Father.
[26] At that day ye shall ask () in my name: and I say () not unto you, that I will pray () the Father for you:
[27] for the Father himself loveth () you, because ye have loved () me, and have believed () that I came out () from God.
[28] I came forth () from the Father, and am come () into the world: again, I leave () the world, and go () to the Father.
[29] His disciples said () unto him, Lo, now speakest thou () plainly, and speakest () no proverb.
[30] Now are we sure () that thou knowest () all things, and needest not () that any man should ask () thee: by this we believe () that thou camest forth () from God.
[31] Jesus answered () them, Do ye now believe? ()
[32] Behold, () the hour cometh, () yea, is now 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.
[33] These things I have spoken () unto you, that in me ye might have () peace. In the world ye shall have () () tribulation: but be of good cheer; () I have overcome () the world.

John 16:8 Or, convince
John 16:25a Or, parables
John 16:25b Or, parables
John 16:29 Or, parable
John 16:32 Or, his own home

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

John 16 (BYZ)

[1] Ταῦτα () λελάληκα () ὑμῖν, () ἵνα () μὴ () σκανδαλισθῆτε. ()
[2] Ἀποσυναγώγους () ποιήσουσιν () ὑμᾶς· () ἀλλ’ () ἔρχεται () ὥρα, () ἵνα () πᾶς () ὁ () ἀποκτείνας () ὑμᾶς () δόξῃ () λατρείαν () προσφέρειν () τῷ () θεῷ. ()
[3] Καὶ () ταῦτα () ποιήσουσιν, () ὅτι () οὐκ () ἔγνωσαν () τὸν () πατέρα () οὐδὲ () ἐμέ. ()
[4] Ἀλλὰ () ταῦτα () λελάληκα () ὑμῖν, () ἵνα () ὅταν () ἔλθῃ () ἡ () ὥρα, () μνημονεύητε () αὐτῶν, () ὅτι () ἐγὼ () εἶπον () ὑμῖν. () Ταῦτα () δὲ () ὑμῖν () ἐξ () ἀρχῆς () οὐκ () εἶπον, () ὅτι () μεθ’ () ὑμῶν () ἤμην. ()
[5] Νῦν () δὲ () ὑπάγω () πρὸς () τὸν () πέμψαντά () με, () καὶ () οὐδεὶς () ἐξ () ὑμῶν () ἐρωτᾷ () με, () Ποῦ () ὑπάγεις; ()
[6] Ἀλλ’ () ὅτι () ταῦτα () λελάληκα () ὑμῖν, () ἡ () λύπη () πεπλήρωκεν () ὑμῶν () τὴν () καρδίαν. ()
[7] Ἀλλ’ () ἐγὼ () τὴν () ἀλήθειαν () λέγω () ὑμῖν· () συμφέρει () ὑμῖν () ἵνα () ἐγὼ () ἀπέλθω· () ἐὰν () γὰρ () ἐγὼ () μὴ () ἀπέλθω, () ὁ () παράκλητος () οὐκ () ἐλεύσεται () πρὸς () ὑμᾶς· () ἐὰν () δὲ () πορευθῶ, () πέμψω () αὐτὸν () πρὸς () ὑμᾶς. ()
[8] Καὶ () ἐλθὼν () ἐκεῖνος () ἐλέγξει () τὸν () κόσμον () περὶ () ἁμαρτίας () καὶ () περὶ () δικαιοσύνης () καὶ () περὶ () κρίσεως· ()
[9] περὶ () ἁμαρτίας () μέν, () ὅτι () οὐ () πιστεύουσιν () εἰς () ἐμέ· ()
[10] περὶ () δικαιοσύνης () δέ, () ὅτι () πρὸς () τὸν () πατέρα () μου () ὑπάγω, () καὶ () οὐκέτι () θεωρεῖτέ () με· ()
[11] περὶ () δὲ () κρίσεως, () ὅτι () ὁ () ἄρχων () τοῦ () κόσμου () τούτου () κέκριται. ()
[12] Ἔτι () πολλὰ () ἔχω () λέγειν () ὑμῖν, () ἀλλ’ () οὐ () δύνασθε () βαστάζειν () ἄρτι. ()
[13] Ὅταν () δὲ () ἔλθῃ () ἐκεῖνος, () τὸ () πνεῦμα () τῆς () ἀληθείας, () ὁδηγήσει () ὑμᾶς () εἰς () πᾶσαν () τὴν () ἀλήθειαν· () οὐ () γὰρ () λαλήσει () ἀφ’ () ἑαυτοῦ, () ἀλλ’ () ὅσα () ἂν () ἀκούσῃ () λαλήσει, () καὶ () τὰ () ἐρχόμενα () ἀναγγελεῖ () ὑμῖν. ()
[14] Ἐκεῖνος () ἐμὲ () δοξάσει, () ὅτι () ἐκ () τοῦ () ἐμοῦ () λήψεται, () καὶ () ἀναγγελεῖ () ὑμῖν. ()
[15] Πάντα () ὅσα () ἔχει () ὁ () πατὴρ () ἐμά () ἐστιν· () διὰ () τοῦτο () εἶπον, () ὅτι () ἐκ () τοῦ () ἐμοῦ () λαμβάνει, () καὶ () ἀναγγελεῖ () ὑμῖν. ()
[16] Μικρὸν () καὶ () οὐ () θεωρεῖτέ () με, () καὶ () πάλιν () μικρὸν () καὶ () ὄψεσθέ () με, () ὅτι () ὑπάγω () πρὸς () τὸν () πατέρα. ()
[17] Εἶπον () οὖν () ἐκ () τῶν () μαθητῶν () αὐτοῦ () πρὸς () ἀλλήλους, () Τί () ἐστιν () τοῦτο () ὃ () λέγει () ἡμῖν, () Μικρὸν () καὶ () οὐ () θεωρεῖτέ () με, () καὶ () πάλιν () μικρὸν () καὶ () ὄψεσθέ () με; () Καὶ () ὅτι () Ἐγὼ () ὑπάγω () πρὸς () τὸν () πατέρα; ()
[18] Ἔλεγον () οὖν, () Τοῦτο () τί () ἐστιν () ὃ () λέγει, () τὸ () μικρόν; () Οὐκ () οἴδαμεν () τί () λαλεῖ. ()
[19] Ἔγνω () οὖν () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς () ὅτι () ἤθελον () αὐτὸν () ἐρωτᾷν, () καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτοῖς, () Περὶ () τούτου () ζητεῖτε () μετ’ () ἀλλήλων, () ὅτι () εἶπον, () Μικρὸν () καὶ () οὐ () θεωρεῖτέ () με, () καὶ () πάλιν () μικρὸν () καὶ () ὄψεσθέ () με; ()
[20] Ἀμὴν () ἀμὴν () λέγω () ὑμῖν () ὅτι () κλαύσετε () καὶ () θρηνήσετε () ὑμεῖς, () ὁ () δὲ () κόσμος () χαρήσεται· () ὑμεῖς () δὲ () λυπηθήσεσθε, () ἀλλ’ () ἡ () λύπη () ὑμῶν () εἰς () χαρὰν () γενήσεται. ()
[21] Ἡ () γυνὴ () ὅταν () τίκτῃ () λύπην () ἔχει, () ὅτι () ἦλθεν () ἡ () ὥρα () αὐτῆς· () ὅταν () δὲ () γεννήσῃ () τὸ () παιδίον, () οὐκέτι () μνημονεύει () τῆς () θλίψεως, () διὰ () τὴν () χαρὰν () ὅτι () ἐγεννήθη () ἄνθρωπος () εἰς () τὸν () κόσμον. ()
[22] Καὶ () ὑμεῖς () οὖν () λύπην () μὲν () νῦν () ἔχετε· () πάλιν () δὲ () ὄψομαι () ὑμᾶς, () καὶ () χαρήσεται () ὑμῶν () ἡ () καρδία, () καὶ () τὴν () χαρὰν () ὑμῶν () οὐδεὶς () αἴρει () ἀφ’ () ὑμῶν. ()
[23] Καὶ () ἐν () ἐκείνῃ () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () ἐμὲ () οὐκ () ἐρωτήσετε () οὐδέν. () Ἀμὴν () ἀμὴν () λέγω () ὑμῖν () ὅτι () ὅσα () ἂν () αἰτήσητε () τὸν () πατέρα () ἐν () τῷ () ὀνόματί () μου, () δώσει () ὑμῖν. ()
[24] Ἕως () ἄρτι () οὐκ () ᾐτήσατε () οὐδὲν () ἐν () τῷ () ὀνόματί () μου· () αἰτεῖτε, () καὶ () λήψεσθε, () ἵνα () ἡ () χαρὰ () ὑμῶν () ᾖ () πεπληρωμένη. ()
[25] Ταῦτα () ἐν () παροιμίαις () λελάληκα () ὑμῖν· () ἀλλ’ () ἔρχεται () ὥρα () ὅτε () οὐκέτι () ἐν () παροιμίαις () λαλήσω () ὑμῖν, () ἀλλὰ () παρρησίᾳ () περὶ () τοῦ () πατρὸς () ἀναγγελῶ () ὑμῖν. ()
[26] Ἐν () ἐκείνῃ () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () ἐν () τῷ () ὀνόματί () μου () αἰτήσεσθε· () καὶ () οὐ () λέγω () ὑμῖν () ὅτι () ἐγὼ () ἐρωτήσω () τὸν () πατέρα () περὶ () ὑμῶν· ()
[27] αὐτὸς () γὰρ () ὁ () πατὴρ () φιλεῖ () ὑμᾶς, () ὅτι () ὑμεῖς () ἐμὲ () πεφιλήκατε, () καὶ () πεπιστεύκατε () ὅτι () ἐγὼ () παρὰ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἐξῆλθον. ()
[28] Ἐξῆλθον () παρὰ () τοῦ () πατρός, () καὶ () ἐλήλυθα () εἰς () τὸν () κόσμον· () πάλιν () ἀφίημι () τὸν () κόσμον, () καὶ () πορεύομαι () πρὸς () τὸν () πατέρα. ()
[29] Λέγουσιν () αὐτῷ () οἱ () μαθηταὶ () αὐτοῦ, () Ἴδε, () νῦν () παρρησίᾳ () λαλεῖς, () καὶ () παροιμίαν () οὐδεμίαν () λέγεις. ()
[30] Νῦν () οἴδαμεν () ὅτι () οἶδας () πάντα, () καὶ () οὐ () χρείαν () ἔχεις () ἵνα () τίς () σε () ἐρωτᾷ· () ἐν () τούτῳ () πιστεύομεν () ὅτι () ἀπὸ () θεοῦ () ἐξῆλθες. ()
[31] Ἀπεκρίθη () αὐτοῖς () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς, () Ἄρτι () πιστεύετε; ()
[32] Ἰδού, () ἔρχεται () ὥρα () καὶ () νῦν () ἐλήλυθεν, () ἵνα () σκορπισθῆτε () ἕκαστος () εἰς () τὰ () ἴδια, () καὶ () ἐμὲ () μόνον () ἀφῆτε· () καὶ () οὐκ () εἰμὶ () μόνος, () ὅτι () ὁ () πατὴρ () μετ’ () ἐμοῦ () ἐστιν. ()
[33] Ταῦτα () λελάληκα () ὑμῖν, () ἵνα () ἐν () ἐμοὶ () εἰρήνην () ἔχητε. () Ἐν () τῷ () κόσμῳ () θλίψιν () ἔχετε· () ἀλλὰ () θαρσεῖτε, () ἐγὼ () νενίκηκα () τὸν () κόσμον. ()

John 16:2 ὑμᾶς ¦ [WH]
John 16:3 ποιήσουσιν ¦ TR ποιήσουσιν ὑμῖν
John 16:4 ὥρα ¦ CT ὥρα αὐτῶν
John 16:7a ἐγὼ ¦ CT TR om.
John 16:7b οὐκ ἐλεύσεται ¦ SBL WH οὐ μὴ ἔλθῃ
John 16:10 μου ¦ CT om.
John 16:12 λέγειν ὑμῖν ¦ CT ὑμῖν λέγειν
John 16:13a εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ¦ TH WH εἰς τὴν ἀλήθειαν πᾶσαν ¦ NA SBL ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ πάσῃ
John 16:13b ἂν ἀκούσῃ ¦ NA SBL TH ἀκούσει ¦ WH ἀκούει
John 16:14 λήψεται ¦ CT λήμψεται
John 16:15 λαμβάνει ¦ PT TR λήψεται
John 16:16a οὐ ¦ CT οὐκέτι
John 16:16b ὅτι ὑπάγω πρὸς τὸν πατέρα ¦ PT TR ὅτι ἐγὼ ὑπάγω πρὸς τὸν πατέρα ¦ CT om.
John 16:17a Εἶπον ¦ CT Εἶπαν
John 16:17b Ἐγὼ ¦ CT om.
John 16:18a Τοῦτό τί ἐστιν ¦ CT Τί ἐστιν τοῦτο
John 16:18b ὃ λέγει ¦ [NA]
John 16:18c τὸ ¦ SBL WH om.
John 16:18d τὶ λαλεῖ ¦ [WH]
John 16:19 οὖν ὁ ¦ TH ὁ ¦ NA [ὁ] ¦ SBL WH om.
John 16:20 δὲ ¦ CT om.
John 16:22a λύπην μὲν νῦν ¦ CT νῦν μὲν λύπην
John 16:22b αἴρει ¦ WH ἄρει
John 16:23a ὅτι ὅσα ἂν ¦ CT ἄν τι
John 16:23b ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου δώσει ὑμῖν ¦ SBL TH WH δώσει ὑμῖν ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου
John 16:24 λήψεσθε ¦ CT λήμψεσθε
John 16:25a ἀλλ ¦ CT SCR om.
John 16:25b ἀναγγελῶ ¦ CT Ἀπαγγελῶ
John 16:27 τοῦ θεοῦ ¦ NA [τοῦ] θεοῦ ¦ TH θεοῦ ¦ WH τοῦ πατρὸς
John 16:28 παρὰ ¦ SBL WH ἐκ
John 16:29a αὐτῷ ¦ CT om.
John 16:29b παρρησίᾳ ¦ CT ἐν παρρησίᾳ
John 16:31 ὁ ¦ CT om.
John 16:32a νῦν ¦ CT om.
John 16:32b καὶ ἐμὲ ¦ CT κἀμὲ
John 16:33 ἔχετε ¦ PT SCR ἕξετε

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