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Text -- John 16:14-33 (NET)
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16:14 He will glorify me , because he will receive from me what is mine and will tell it to you .
16:15 Everything that the Father has is mine ; that is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what is mine and will tell it to you .
16:16 In a little while you will see me no longer ; again after a little while , you will see me .”
16:17 Then some of his disciples said to one another , “What is the meaning of what he is saying , ‘In a little while you will not see me ; again after a little while , you will see me ,’ and , ‘because I am going to the Father ’?”
16:18 So they kept on repeating , “What is the meaning of what he says , ‘In a little while ’? We do not understand what he is talking about.”
16:19 Jesus could see that they wanted to ask him about these things, so he said to them , “Are you asking each other about this – that I said , ‘In a little while you will not see me ; again after a little while , you will see me ’?
16:20 I tell you the solemn truth , you will weep and wail , but the world will rejoice ; you will be sad , but your sadness will turn into joy .
16:21 When a woman gives birth , she has distress because her time has come , but when her child is born , she no longer remembers the suffering because of her joy that a human being has been born into the world .
16:22 So also you have sorrow now , but I will see you again , and your hearts will rejoice , and no one will take your joy away from you .
16:23 At that time you will ask me nothing . I tell you the solemn truth , whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you .
16:24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name . Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be complete .
16:25 “I have told you these things in obscure figures of speech ; a time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in obscure figures , but will tell you plainly about the Father .
16:26 At that time you will ask in my name , and I do not say that I will ask the Father on your behalf .
16:27 For the Father himself loves you , because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God .
16:28 I came from the Father and entered into the world , but in turn , I am leaving the world and going back to the Father .”
16:29 His disciples said , “Look , now you are speaking plainly and not in obscure figures of speech !
16:30 Now we know that you know everything and do not need need anyone to ask you anything. Because of this we believe that you have come from God .”
16:31 Jesus replied , “Do you now believe ?
16:32 Look , a time is coming – and has come – when you will be scattered , each one to his own home , and I will be left alone . Yet I am not alone , because my Father is with me .
16:33 I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace . In the world you have trouble and suffering , but take courage – I have conquered the world .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
John, Gospel of |
Jesus, The Christ |
Prayer |
Joy |
God |
LORD'S SUPPER; (EUCHARIST) |
ASCENSION |
ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, I-V |
Afflictions and Adversities |
Faith |
Apostles |
PERSON OF CHRIST, 4-8 |
Trinity |
Apostle |
PROVERB |
Tribulation |
Gifts from God |
Birth |
TRINITY, 1 |
JOHANNINE THEOLOGY, 2 |
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NET Notes -> Joh 16:14; Joh 16:14; Joh 16:14; Joh 16:14; Joh 16:14; Joh 16:15; Joh 16:15; Joh 16:15; Joh 16:16; Joh 16:16; Joh 16:16; Joh 16:17; Joh 16:17; Joh 16:17; Joh 16:17; Joh 16:18; Joh 16:18; Joh 16:18; Joh 16:18; Joh 16:18; Joh 16:19; Joh 16:19; Joh 16:19; Joh 16:19; Joh 16:19; Joh 16:19; Joh 16:19; Joh 16:20; Joh 16:20; Joh 16:20; Joh 16:20; Joh 16:20; Joh 16:21; Joh 16:21; Joh 16:21; Joh 16:21; Joh 16:22; Joh 16:22; Joh 16:23; Joh 16:23; Joh 16:23; Joh 16:24; Joh 16:25; Joh 16:25; Joh 16:25; Joh 16:25; Joh 16:26; Joh 16:26; Joh 16:27; Joh 16:28; Joh 16:28; Joh 16:29; Joh 16:29; Joh 16:29; Joh 16:30; Joh 16:30; Joh 16:30; Joh 16:30; Joh 16:31; Joh 16:32; Joh 16:32; Joh 16:32; Joh 16:32; Joh 16:32; Joh 16:33; Joh 16:33; Joh 16:33; Joh 16:33
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NET Notes: Joh 16:16 The phrase after a little while, you will see me is sometimes taken to refer to the coming of the Holy Spirit after Jesus departs, but (as at 14:19) i...
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NET Notes: Joh 16:17 These fragmentary quotations of Jesus’ statements are from 16:16 and 16:10, and indicate that the disciples heard only part of what Jesus had to...
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NET Notes: Joh 16:21 Jesus now compares the situation of the disciples to a woman in childbirth. Just as the woman in the delivery of her child experiences real pain and a...
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NET Notes: Joh 16:22 An allusion to Isa 66:14 LXX, which reads: “Then you will see, and your heart will be glad, and your bones will flourish like the new grass; and...
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NET Notes: Joh 16:24 The word “it” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
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NET Notes: Joh 16:27 A number of early mss (א1 B C* D L pc co) read πατρός (patros, “Father”) here instead of θε&...
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NET Notes: Joh 16:28 The statement I am leaving the world and going to the Father is a summary of the entire Gospel of John. It summarizes the earthly career of the Word m...
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NET Notes: Joh 16:29 How is the disciples’ reply to Jesus now you are speaking plainly and not in obscure figures of speech to be understood? Their claim to understa...
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