John 16
:1
16:1
These things I have spoken to you so that you would not be
astumbled.
John 16
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16:2
They will
aput you out of the synagogues; but an hour is coming for every one who
1bkills you to think that he is offering service to God.
John 16
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16:3
And these things they will do
abecause they have not known the Father nor Me.
John 16
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16:4
But these things I have spoken to you that
awhen their hour comes you may remember them, that I told you
of them. Now these things I have not said to you from the beginning, because I was with you.
3.
The work of the Spirit consummating in the mingling of divinity with humanity
16:5-33
a.
The Son's going for the Spirit's coming
vv. 5-7
John 16
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16:5
But now I am
agoing to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me,
bWhere are You going?
John 16
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16:6
But because I have spoken these things to you,
asorrow has filled your
bheart.
John 16
:7
16:7
But I tell you the truth, It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Comforter will
anot come to you; but if I
1bgo, I will
csend Him to you.
b.
The work of the Spirit
vv. 8-15
1)
To convict the world
vv. 8-11
John 16
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16:8
And when He comes, He will
1convict the world concerning
2sin and concerning righteousness and concerning judgment:
John 16
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16:9
Concerning asin, because they do not
bbelieve into Me;
John 16
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16:10
And concerning
arighteousness, because
bI am going to the Father and you no longer behold Me;
John 16
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16:11
And concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been
ajudged.
2)
To glorify the Son by revealing Him with the fullness of the Father to the believers
vv. 12-15
John 16
:12
16:12
I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear
them now.
3)
To transmit to the believers all that the Father and the Son have
v.13
John 16
:13
16:13
But when He, the
aSpirit of reality, comes, He will
1guide you into all the
breality; for He will not speak
cfrom Himself, but what He hears He will speak; and He will declare to you
dthe things that are coming.
John 16
:14
16:14
He will
aglorify Me, for He will receive of Mine and will declare
it to you.
John 16
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16:15
aAll that the Father has is Mine; for this
reason I have said that He receives of Mine and will declare
it to you.
c.
The Son to be born in resurrection as a newborn child
vv. 16-24
John 16
:16
16:16
aA little while and you no longer behold Me, and again a little while and you will
bsee Me.
John 16
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16:17
Some of His disciples then said to one another, What is this that He says to us, A little while and you do not behold Me, and again a little while and you will see Me; and, Because I am going to the Father?
John 16
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16:18
Therefore they said, What is this that He says, A little while? We do not know what He is talking about.
John 16
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16:19
Jesus knew that they wanted to ask Him and He said to them, Are you inquiring among yourselves concerning this, that I said, A little while and you do not behold Me, and again a little while and you will see Me?
John 16
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16:20
Truly, truly, I say to you that you will
aweep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into
bjoy.
John 16
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16:21
A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow because her hour has come; but when she
1brings forth the
2little achild, she no longer remembers the affliction because of the joy that a man has been born into the world.
John 16
:22
16:22
Therefore you also now have sorrow; but I will
1see you
aagain and your heart will
brejoice, and no one takes your joy away from you.
John 16
:23
16:23
And in that
aday you will ask Me nothing. Truly, truly, I say to you,
1Whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give to you.
John 16
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16:24
Until now you have
1aasked for nothing in My name; ask and you shall receive, that your
bjoy may be made full.
d.
The believers having peace in the Son in spite of persecution
vv. 25-33
John 16
:25
16:25
These things I have spoken to you in parables; an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in parables, but I will report to you plainly concerning the Father.
John 16
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16:26
In that
aday you will
bask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father concerning you,
John 16
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16:27
For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I
acame forth
1bfrom God.
John 16
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16:28
I 1came forth
aout from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and am
bgoing to the Father.
John 16
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16:29
His disciples said, Behold, now You are speaking plainly and not saying any parable.
John 16
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16:30
Now we know that You know all things and have no need that anyone ask You; by this we believe that You
acame forth
1from God.
John 16
:31
16:31
Jesus answered them, Do you now believe?
John 16
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16:32
Behold, an hour is coming, and has come, that you will be
ascattered each to his own place and will leave Me alone; yet I am not
balone, because the Father is
1cwith Me.
John 16
:33
16:33
These things I have spoken to you that in Me you may have
apeace. In the world you have
baffliction, but take courage; I have
covercome the world.
