John 16, side by side

¹“I have said these things to you so that you wouldn’t be caused to stumble.

¹These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.

²They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.

²They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

³They will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.

³And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

⁴But 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.

⁴But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.

⁵But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’

⁵But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

⁶But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.

⁶But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

⁷Nevertheless 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.

⁷Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

⁸When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment;

⁸And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

⁹about sin, because they don’t believe in me;

⁹Of sin, because they believe not on me;

¹⁰about righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you won’t see me any more;

¹⁰Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

¹¹about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.

¹¹Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

¹²“I still have many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now.

¹²I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

¹³However 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.

¹³Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

¹⁴He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine, and will declare it to you.

¹⁴He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

¹⁵All things that the Father has are mine; therefore I said that he takes of mine and will declare it to you.

¹⁵All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

¹⁶A little while, and you will not see me. Again a little while, and you will see me.”

¹⁶A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.

¹⁷Some 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’?”

¹⁷Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?

¹⁸They said therefore, “What is this that he says, ‘A little while’? We don’t know what he is saying.”

¹⁸They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.

¹⁹Therefore 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?’

¹⁹Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?

²⁰Most 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.

²⁰Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

²¹A 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.

²¹A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

²²Therefore 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.

²²And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from 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.

²³And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.

²⁴Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.

²⁴Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

²⁵I 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.

²⁵These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.

²⁶In that day you will ask in my name; and I don’t say to you that I will pray to the Father for you,

²⁶At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:

²⁷for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came from God.

²⁷For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

²⁸I came from the Father, and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.”

²⁸I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

²⁹His disciples said to him, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly, and using no figures of speech.

²⁹His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.

³⁰Now 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.”

³⁰Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

³¹Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?

³¹Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?

³²Behold, 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.

³²Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

³³I 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.”

³³These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.