| New Living Translation | Berean Study Bible |
| 1 “I have told you these things so that you won’t abandon your faith. | 1“I have told you these things so that you will not fall away. |
| 2 For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God. | 2They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. |
| 3 This is because they have never known the Father or me. | 3They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me. |
| 4 Yes, I’m telling you these things now, so that when they happen, you will remember my warning. I didn’t tell you earlier because I was going to be with you for a while longer. The Work of the Holy Spirit | 4But I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you. |
| 5 “But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking where I am going. | 5Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ |
| 6 Instead, you grieve because of what I’ve told you. | 6Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things. |
| 7 But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don’t, the Advocate won’t come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you. | 7But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. |
| 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment. | 8And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: |
| 9 The world’s sin is that it refuses to believe in me. | 9in regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me; |
| 10 Righteousness is available because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more. | 10in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see Me; |
| 11 Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged. | 11and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world has been condemned. |
| 12 “There is so much more I want to tell you, but you can’t bear it now. | 12I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it. |
| 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. | 13However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. |
| 14 He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me. | 14He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you. |
| 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.’ Sadness Will Be Turned to Joy | 15Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you. |
| 16 “In a little while you won’t see me anymore. But a little while after that, you will see me again.” | 16In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.” |
| 17Some of the disciples asked each other, “What does he mean when he says, ‘In a little while you won’t see me, but then you will see me,’ and ‘I am going to the Father’? | 17Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” |
| 18And what does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand.” | 18They kept asking, “Why is He saying, ‘a little while’? We do not understand what He is saying.” |
| 19Jesus realized they wanted to ask him about it, so he said, “Are you asking yourselves what I meant? I said in a little while you won’t see me, but a little while after that you will see me again. | 19Aware that they wanted to question Him, Jesus said to them, “Are you asking one another why I said, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’? |
| 20 I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn over what is going to happen to me, but the world will rejoice. You will grieve, but your grief will suddenly turn to wonderful joy. | 20Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. |
| 21 It will be like a woman suffering the pains of labor. When her child is born, her anguish gives way to joy because she has brought a new baby into the world. | 21A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world. |
| 22 So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy. | 22So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy. |
| 23 At that time you won’t need to ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, you will ask the Father directly, and he will grant your request because you use my name. | 23In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. |
| 24 You haven’t done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy. | 24Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. |
| 25 “I have spoken of these matters in figures of speech, but soon I will stop speaking figuratively and will tell you plainly all about the Father. | 25I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father. |
| 26 Then you will ask in my name. I’m not saying I will ask the Father on your behalf, | 26In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. |
| 27 for the Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God. | 27For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God. |
| 28 Yes, I came from the Father into the world, and now I will leave the world and return to the Father.” | 28I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.” |
| 29Then his disciples said, “At last you are speaking plainly and not figuratively. | 29His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech. |
| 30Now we understand that you know everything, and there’s no need to question you. From this we believe that you came from God.” | 30Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.” |
| 31Jesus asked, “Do you finally believe? | 31“Do you finally believe?” Jesus replied. |
| 32 But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when you will be scattered, each one going his own way, leaving me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me. | 32“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. |
| 33 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” | 33I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!” |
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