John 16:6-16

6 "But because I have said these things to you, ¹sorrow has filled your heart.

7 "But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the ²Helper will not come to you; but if I go, ³I will send Him to you.

8 "And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment;

9 concerning sin, ⁴because they do not believe in Me;

10 and concerning ⁵righteousness, because ⁶I go to the Father and you no longer see Me;

11 ⁷and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

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

13 "But when He, ⁸the Spirit of truth, comes, He will ⁹guide 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.

14 "He will ¹⁰glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you.

15 "¹¹All 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

16 "¹²A little while, and ¹³you will no longer see Me; and again a little while, and ¹⁴you will see Me."

Cross References

• 1. John 14:1; John 16:22
• 2. John 14:16
• 3. John 14:26
• 4. John 15:22, 24
• 5. Acts 3:14; Acts 7:52; Acts 17:31; 1 Peter 3:18
• 6. John 16:5
• 7. John 12:31
• 8. John 14:17
• 9. John 14:26
• 10. John 7:39
• 11. John 17:10
• 12. John 7:33
• 13. John 14:18-24; John 16:16-24
• 14. John 16:22

Footnotes

• [a] Gr "Paracletos", one called alongside to help; or "Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor"