John 16 Darby Translation
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Darby Darby Translation
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
1 These things I have spoken unto you that ye may not be offended.
1 “I have said these things to you so that you wouldn’t be caused to stumble.
1 Ταῦτα λελάληκα ὑμῖν ἵνα μὴ σκανδαλισθῆτε.
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues; but the hour is coming that every one who kills you will think to render service to God;
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.
2 ἀποσυναγώγους ποιήσουσιν ὑμᾶς· ἀλλ᾽ ἔρχεται ὥρα ἵνα πᾶς ὁ ἀποκτείνας ὑμᾶς δόξῃ λατρείαν προσφέρειν τῷ Θεῷ.
3 and these things they will do because they have not known the Father nor me.
3 They will do these things because they have not known the Father nor me.
3 καὶ ταῦτα ποιήσουσιν, ὅτι οὐκ ἔγνωσαν τὸν πατέρα οὐδὲ ἐμέ.
4 But I have spoken these things to you, that when their hour shall have come, ye may remember them, that I have said [them] unto you. But I did not say these things unto you from [the] beginning, because I was with you.
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.
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 But now I go to him that has sent me, and none of you demands of me, Where goest thou?
5 But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’
5 νῦν δὲ ὑπάγω πρὸς τὸν πέμψαντά με, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐξ ὑμῶν ἐρωτᾷ με ποῦ ὑπάγεις!
6 But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.
6 But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.
6 ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι ταῦτα λελάληκα ὑμῖν, ἡ λύπη πεπλήρωκεν ὑμῶν τὴν καρδίαν.
7 But I say the truth to you, It is profitable for you that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I go I will send him to you.
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.
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 And having come, he will bring demonstration to the world, of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
8 When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment;
8 καὶ ἐλθὼν ἐκεῖνος ἐλέγξει τὸν κόσμον περὶ ἁμαρτίας καὶ περὶ δικαιοσύνης καὶ περὶ κρίσεως.
9 of sin, because they do not believe on me;
9 about sin, because they don’t believe in me;
9 περὶ ἁμαρτίας μέν, ὅτι οὐ πιστεύουσιν εἰς ἐμέ·
10 of righteousness, because I go away to [my] Father, and ye behold me no longer;
10 about righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you won’t see me any more;
10 περὶ δικαιοσύνης δέ, ὅτι πρὸς τὸν πατέρα μου ὑπάγω καὶ οὐκέτι θεωρεῖτέ με·
11 of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
11 about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.
11 περὶ δὲ κρίσεως, ὅτι ὁ ἄρχων τοῦ κόσμου τούτου κέκριται.
12 I have yet many things to say to you, but ye cannot bear them now.
12 “I still have many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now.
12 Ἔτι πολλὰ ἔχω λέγειν ὑμῖν, ἀλλ᾽ οὐ δύνασθε βαστάζειν ἄρτι.
13 But when he is come, the Spirit of truth, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but whatsoever he shall hear he shall speak; and he will announce to you what is coming.
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.
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 He shall glorify me, for he shall receive of mine and shall announce [it] to you.
14 He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine and will declare it to you.
14 ἐκεῖνος ἐμὲ δοξάσει, ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ ἐμοῦ λήψεται καὶ ἀναγγελεῖ ὑμῖν.
15 All things that the Father has are mine; on account of this I have said that he receives of mine and shall announce [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.
15 πάντα ὅσα ἔχει ὁ πατὴρ ἐμά ἐστι· διὰ τοῦτο εἶπον ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ ἐμοῦ λήψεται καὶ ἀναγγελεῖ ὑμῖν.
16 A little while and ye do not behold me; and again a little while and ye shall see me, [because I go away to the Father].
16 “A little while, and you will not see me. Again a little while, and you will see me.”
16 μικρὸν καὶ οὐ θεωρεῖτέ με, καὶ πάλιν μικρὸν καὶ ὄψεσθέ με, ὅτι ἐγὼ ὑπάγω πρὸς τὸν πατέρα.
17 [Some] of his disciples therefore said to one another, What is this he says to us, A little while and ye do not behold me; and again a little while and ye shall see me, and, Because I go away to the Father?
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’?”
17 Εἶπον οὖν ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ πρὸς ἀλλήλους· τί ἐστι τοῦτο ὃ λέγει ἡμῖν, μικρὸν καὶ οὐ θεωρεῖτέ με, καὶ πάλιν μικρὸν καὶ ὄψεσθέ με, καὶ ὅτι ἐγὼ ὑπάγω πρὸς τὸν πατέρα;
18 They said therefore, What is this which he says [of] the little while? We do not know [of] what he speaks.
18 They said therefore, “What is this that he says, ‘A little while’? We don’t know what he is saying.”
18 ἔλεγον οὖν· τοῦτο τί ἐστιν ὃ λέγει τὸ μικρόν; οὐκ οἴδαμεν τί λαλεῖ.
19 Jesus knew therefore that they desired to demand of him, and said to them, Do ye inquire of this among yourselves that I said, A little while and ye do not behold me; and again a little while and ye shall see me?
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’?
19 ἔγνω οὖν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι ἤθελον αὐτὸν ἐρωτᾶν, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· περὶ τούτου ζητεῖτε μετ᾽ ἀλλήλων ὅτι εἶπον, μικρὸν καὶ οὐ θεωρεῖτέ με, καὶ πάλιν μικρὸν καὶ ὄψεσθέ με;
20 Verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, ye, but the world shall rejoice; and ye will be grieved, but your grief shall be turned to joy.
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.
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 A woman, when she gives birth to a child, has grief because her hour has come; but when the child is born, she no longer remembers the trouble, on account of the joy that a man has been born into the world.
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.
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 And ye now therefore have grief; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one takes from you.
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.
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 And in that day ye shall demand nothing of me: verily, verily, I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give 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.
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 Hitherto ye have asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
24 Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.
24 ἕως ἄρτι οὐκ ᾐτήσατε οὐδὲν ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου· αἰτεῖτε καὶ λήψεσθε, ἵνα ἡ χαρὰ ὑμῶν ᾖ πεπληρωμένη.
25 These things I have spoken to you in allegories; the hour is coming that I will no longer speak to you in allegories, but will declare to you openly concerning the Father.
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.
25 Ταῦτα ἐν παροιμίαις λελάληκα ὑμῖν· ἀλλ᾽ ἔρχεται ὥρα ὅτε οὐκέτι ἐν παροιμίαις λαλήσω ὑμῖν, ἀλλὰ παρρησίᾳ περὶ τοῦ πατρὸς ἀναγγελῶ ὑμῖν.
26 In that day ye shall ask in my name; and I say not to you that I will demand of the Father for you,
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,
26 ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου αἰτήσεσθε· καὶ οὐ λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐγὼ ἐρωτήσω τὸν πατέρα περὶ ὑμῶν·
27 for the Father himself has affection for you, because ye have had affection for me, and have believed that I came out from God.
27 for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came from God.
27 αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ φιλεῖ ὑμᾶς, ὅτι ὑμεῖς ἐμὲ πεφιλήκατε, καὶ πεπιστεύκατε ὅτι ἐγὼ παρὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐξῆλθον.
28 I came out from the Father and have come into the world; again, I leave the world and go to the Father.
28 I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father.”
28 ἐξῆλθον παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ ἐλήλυθα εἰς τὸν κόσμον· πάλιν ἀφίημι τὸν κόσμον καὶ πορεύομαι πρὸς τὸν πατέρα.
29 His disciples say to him, Lo, now thou speakest openly and utterest no allegory.
29 His disciples said to him, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly, and using no figures of speech.
29 Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ· ἴδε νῦν παρρησίᾳ λαλεῖς, καὶ παροιμίαν οὐδεμίαν λέγεις.
30 Now we know that thou knowest all things, and hast not need that any one should demand of thee. By this we believe that thou art come from God.
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.”
30 νῦν οἴδαμεν ὅτι οἶδας πάντα καὶ οὐ χρείαν ἔχεις ἵνα τίς σε ἐρωτᾷ. ἐν τούτῳ πιστεύομεν ὅτι ἀπὸ Θεοῦ ἐξῆλθες.
31 Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?
31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?
31 ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἄρτι πιστεύετε·
32 Behold, [the] hour is coming, and has come, that ye shall be scattered, each to his own, and shall leave me alone; and [yet] I am not alone, for the Father is with me.
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.
32 ἰδοὺ ἔρχεται ὥρα, καὶ νῦν ἐλήλυθεν, ἵνα σκορπισθῆτε ἕκαστος εἰς τὰ ἴδια καὶ ἐμὲ μόνον ἀφῆτε· καὶ οὐκ εἰμὶ μόνος, ὅτι ὁ πατὴρ μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἐστι.
33 These things have I spoken to you that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye have tribulation; but be of good courage: I have overcome the world.
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.”
33 ταῦτα λελάληκα ὑμῖν ἵνα ἐν ἐμοὶ εἰρήνην ἔχητε. ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ θλῖψιν ἕξετε· ἀλλὰ θαρσεῖτε, ἐγὼ νενίκηκα τὸν κόσμον.
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- 1 1 Peter 2:8; Matthew 13:21; Matthew 26:31–33; John 15:18–27; Matthew 24:10
- 2 John 9:22; Acts 26:9–11; Romans 10:2–3; Acts 22:3–4; Matthew 10:28
- 3 John 15:21; John 17:25; John 8:19; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12
- 4 John 14:29; Mark 13:23; John 13:19; John 17:12–13; Matthew 9:15
- 5 John 13:36; John 7:33; John 16:28; Ephesians 4:7–11; John 14:4–6
- 6 Luke 24:17; John 20:11–15; Luke 22:45; John 16:20–22; John 14:1
- 7 John 14:26; John 14:16–17; John 15:26; Acts 2:33; John 7:39
- 8 Jude 15; Acts 2:37; Zechariah 12:10; Acts 16:29–30; John 8:9
- 9 John 15:22–25; John 12:47–48; John 8:23–24; Mark 16:16; Hebrews 3:12
- 10 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 3:18; Romans 10:3–4; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Timothy 3:16
- 11 John 12:31; 1 John 3:8; Colossians 2:15; Hebrews 2:14; John 14:30
- 12 Mark 4:33; John 15:15; 1 Corinthians 3:1–2; Acts 1:3; Hebrews 5:11–14
- 13 John 14:26; 1 Corinthians 2:10–13; John 14:17; John 15:26; 1 John 2:27
- 14 1 John 4:13–14; 2 Corinthians 3:14–18; John 15:26; Revelation 19:10; 1 Corinthians 12:3
- 15 John 17:10; Matthew 11:27; John 3:35; Luke 10:22; Colossians 1:19
- 16 John 7:33; Acts 10:40–41; John 16:22; John 14:18–24; John 16:28
- 17 John 16:16; Mark 9:32; John 16:5; John 14:5; John 16:19
- 18 Luke 24:25; Hebrews 5:12; Matthew 16:9–11
- 19 John 14:19; John 16:16; John 16:30; John 13:33; Hebrews 4:13
- 20 James 1:2; Matthew 5:4; Revelation 7:14–17; Psalm 126:5–6; Mark 16:10
- 21 Isaiah 13:8; Psalm 113:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; Jeremiah 30:6–7; Isaiah 26:16–18
- 22 1 Peter 1:8; Acts 13:52; John 16:6; 2 Thessalonians 2:16; 1 Peter 4:13–14
- 23 John 15:7; John 14:13–14; Matthew 21:22; Isaiah 65:24; 1 John 5:14–16
- 24 Matthew 7:7–8; James 4:2–3; John 15:11; John 16:23; 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17
- 25 John 16:12; Mark 4:13; John 10:6; John 16:28–29; Matthew 13:34–35
- 26 Romans 8:34; John 17:9; John 17:24; John 17:19; John 16:23
- 27 John 14:23; John 14:21; John 17:23; John 8:42; 1 John 4:19
- 28 John 13:1; John 13:3; John 8:14; John 14:28; John 17:5
- 29 John 16:25
- 30 John 21:17; John 17:8; Hebrews 4:13; John 16:17; John 16:27–28
- 31 Luke 9:44–45; John 13:38
- 32 Zechariah 13:7; Matthew 26:31; John 8:29; Mark 14:27; John 8:16
- 33 John 14:27; 1 John 5:4; 2 Thessalonians 3:16; 1 John 4:4; Philippians 4:7
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