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Jesus' Warning

¹ "^(C1)These things I have spoken to you so that you will not ^(F1)be ^(C2)led into sin.² "They will ^(F1)(C1)ban you from the synagogue, yet ^(C2)an hour is coming for everyone ^(C3)who kills you to think that he is offering a ^(F2)service to God.³ "These things they will do ^(C1)because they have not known the Father nor Me.⁴ "But these things I have spoken to you, ^(C1)so that when their hour comes, you ^(F1)may remember that I told you of them. However, I did not say these things to you ^(C2)at the beginning, because I was with you.

The Holy Spirit Promised

⁵ "But now ^(C1)I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, '^(C2)Where are You going?'⁶ "But because I have said these things to you, ^(C1)grief has filled your heart.⁷ "But I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I am leaving; for if I do not leave, the ^(F1)(C1)Helper will not come to you; but if I go, ^(C2)I will send Him to you.⁸ "And He, when He comes, will convict the world regarding sin, and righteousness, and judgment:⁹ regarding sin, ^(C1)because they do not believe in Me;¹⁰ and regarding ^(C1)righteousness, because ^(C2)I am going to the Father and you no longer are going to see Me;^11 (C1)and regarding 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 at the present time.¹³ "But when He, ^(C1)the Spirit of truth, comes, He will ^(C2)guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.¹⁴ "He will ^(C1)glorify Me, for He will take from Mine and will disclose it to you.¹⁵ "^(C1)All things that the Father has are Mine; this is why I said that He takes from Mine and will disclose it to you.

Jesus' Death and Resurrection Foretold

¹⁶ "^(C1)A little while, and ^(C2)you no longer are going to see Me; and again a little while, and ^(C3)you will see Me."¹⁷ So some of His disciples said to one another, "What is this that He is telling us, '^(C1)A little while, and you are not going to see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me'; and, 'because ^(C2)I am going to the Father'?"¹⁸ So they were saying, "What is this that He says, 'A little while'? We do not know what He is talking about."^19 (C1)Jesus knew that they wanted to question Him, and He said to them, "Are you deliberating together about this, that I said, 'A little while, and you are not going to see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me'?²⁰ "Truly, truly I say to you that ^(C1)you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but ^(C2)your grief will be turned into joy!²¹ "^(C1)Whenever a woman is in labor she has ^(F1)pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a ^(F2)child has been born into the world.²² "Therefore ^(C1)you too have grief now; but ^(C2)I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one is going to take your joy away from you.

Prayer Promises

²⁵ "These things I have spoken to you in ^(C1)figures of speech; ^(C2)an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.²⁶ "^(C1)On that day ^(C2)you will ask in My name, and I am not saying to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf;²⁷ for ^(C1)the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and ^(C2)have believed that ^(C3)I came forth from the Father.²⁸ "^(C1)I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and ^(C2)going to the Father."

²⁹ His disciples ^(*)said, "See, now You are speaking plainly and are not ^(F1)using any ^(C1)figure of speech.³⁰ "Now we know that You know all things, and that You have no need for anyone to question You; this is why we ^(C1)believe that You ^(C2)came forth from God."³¹ Jesus replied to them, "Do you now believe?³² "Behold, ^(C1)an hour is coming, and has already come, for ^(C2)you to be scattered, each to ^(C3)his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet ^(C4)I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.³³ "These things I have spoken to you so that ^(C1)in Me you may have peace. ^(C2)In the world you have tribulation, but ^(C3)take courage; ^(C4)I have overcome the world."