John 16
New King James Version
Jesus Warns and Comforts His Disciples
16 “These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble. 2 They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service. 3 And these things they will do to you because they have not known the Father nor Me. 4 But these things I have told you, that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them.

“And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

The Work of the Holy Spirit
5 “But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. 8 And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11 of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. 14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. 15 All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.

Sorrow Will Turn to Joy
16 “A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father.”

17 Then some of His disciples said among themselves, “What is this that He says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I go to the Father’?” 18 They said therefore, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is saying.”

19 Now Jesus knew that they desired to ask Him, and He said to them, “Are you inquiring among yourselves about what I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’? 20 Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. 21 A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.

23 “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

Jesus Christ Has Overcome the World
25 “These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but I will tell you plainly about the Father. 26 In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; 27 for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from God. 28 I came forth from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father.”

29 His disciples said to Him, “See, now You are speaking plainly, and using no figure of speech! 30 Now we are sure that You know all things, and have no need that anyone should question You. By this we believe that You came forth from God.”

31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32 Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, each to his own, and will leave Me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. 33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

Footnotes
John 16:3 NU, M omit to you
John 16:4 NU their
John 16:15 NU, M takes of Mine and will declare
John 16:18 understand
John 16:32 own things or place
John 16:33 NU, M omit will
Juan 16
Reina Valera Actualizada
16 “Les he dicho esto para que no se escandalicen. 2 Los expulsarán de las sinagogas, y aun viene la hora cuando cualquiera que los mate pensará que rinde servicio a Dios. 3 Esto harán porque no conocen ni al Padre ni a mí. 4 Sin embargo, les he dicho estas cosas para que, cuando venga su hora, se acuerden de ellas, que yo se las dije.

El ministerio del Espíritu Santo
“Sin embargo, no les dije esto al principio porque yo estaba con ustedes. 5 Pero ahora voy al que me envió, y ninguno de ustedes me pregunta: ‘¿A dónde vas?’. 6 Más bien, porque les he dicho esto, su corazón se ha llenado de tristeza. 7 Pero yo les digo la verdad: Les conviene que yo me vaya; porque si no me voy el Consolador no vendrá a ustedes. Y si yo voy, se lo enviaré.

8 “Cuando él venga, convencerá al mundo de pecado, de justicia y de juicio. 9 En cuanto a pecado, porque no creen en mí; 10 en cuanto a justicia, porque me voy al Padre y no me verán más; 11 y en cuanto a juicio, porque el príncipe de este mundo ha sido juzgado.

12 “Todavía tengo que decirles muchas cosas, pero ahora no las pueden sobrellevar. 13 Y cuando venga el Espíritu de verdad, él los guiará a toda la verdad pues no hablará por sí solo sino que hablará todo lo que oiga y les hará saber las cosas que han de venir. 14 Él me glorificará, porque recibirá de lo mío y les hará saber. 15 Todo lo que tiene el Padre es mío. Por esta razón dije que recibirá de lo mío y se lo hará saber.

Jesús: vencedor del mundo
16 “Un poquito, y no me verán; de nuevo un poquito, y me verán” .

17 Entonces algunos de sus discípulos se dijeron unos a otros:

—¿Qué significa esto que nos dice: “Un poquito, y no me verán; de nuevo un poquito, y me verán” y “porque voy al Padre”? 18 —Decían, pues—: ¿Qué significa esto que dice: “un poquito”? No entendemos lo que está diciendo.

19 Jesús comprendió que le querían preguntar y les dijo:

—¿Preguntan entre ustedes de esto que dije: “Un poquito, y no me verán; y de nuevo un poquito, y me verán”? 20 De cierto, de cierto les digo que ustedes llorarán y lamentarán pero el mundo se alegrará. Ustedes tendrán angustia, pero su angustia se convertirá en gozo. 21 La mujer, cuando da a luz, tiene angustia porque ha llegado su hora. Pero después que ha dado a luz un niño ya no se acuerda del dolor por el gozo de que ha nacido un hombre en el mundo. 22 También ustedes, por cierto, tienen angustia ahora pero yo los veré otra vez. Se gozará mucho su corazón, y nadie les quitará su gozo. 23 En aquel día no me preguntarán nada. De cierto, de cierto les digo que todo cuanto pidan al Padre en mi nombre, él se lo dará. 24 Hasta ahora no han pedido nada en mi nombre. Pidan y recibirán, para que su gozo sea completo.

25 »Les he hablado de estas cosas en figuras; pero viene la hora cuando ya no les hablaré más en figuras sino claramente les anunciaré acerca del Padre. 26 En aquel día pedirán en mi nombre, y no les digo que yo rogaré al Padre por ustedes 27 pues el Padre mismo los ama, porque ustedes me han amado y han creído que yo he salido de la presencia de Dios. 28 Yo salí de la presencia del Padre y he venido al mundo; otra vez dejo el mundo y voy al Padre.

29 Le dijeron sus discípulos:

—He aquí, ahora hablas claramente y no hablas en ninguna figura. 30 Ahora entendemos que sabes todas las cosas y no necesitas que nadie te pregunte. En esto creemos que has salido de Dios.

31 Jesús les respondió:

—¿Ahora creen? 32 He aquí la hora viene, y ha llegado ya, en que serán esparcidos cada uno por su lado y me dejarán solo. Pero no estoy solo porque el Padre está conmigo. 33 Les he hablado de estas cosas para que en mí tengan paz. En el mundo tendrán aflicción, pero ¡tengan valor; yo he vencido al mundo!

Footnotes
Juan 16:16 Algunos m