John 16:12-22

The Work of the Holy Spirit

12 "I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When t the Spirit of truth comes, u he will v guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but w whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will x glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 y All that the Father has is mine; z therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

Your Sorrow Will Turn into Joy

16 a "A little while, and you will see me no longer; and b again a little while, and you will see me." 17 So c some of his disciples said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, d 'A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me'; and, e 'because I am going to the Father'?" 18 So they were saying, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? f We do not know what he is talking about." 19 g Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, "Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, 'A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me'? 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, h you will weep and lament, but i the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but j your sorrow will turn into joy. 21 k When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 l So also you have sorrow now, but m I will see you again, and n your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.

  1. Cross References
    John 14:17
    Even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
  2. Cross References
    John 14:26
    But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
  3. Cross References
    Acts 8:31
    And he said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
    John 1:17
    For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
    John 14:6
    Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
    Psalms 25:5
    Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
  4. Cross References
    John 15:15
    No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.
  5. Cross References
    John 7:39
    Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
  6. Cross References
    John 17:10
    All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them.
  7. Cross References
    John 16:14
    He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
  8. Cross References
    John 7:33
    Jesus then said, "I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me.
  9. Cross References
    John 16:22
    So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
  10. Cross References
    Mark 9:10
    So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead might mean.
    Mark 9:32
    But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
  11. Cross References
    John 16:16
    "A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me."
  12. Cross References
    John 16:10
    Concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer.
  13. Cross References
    John 14:5
    Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?
  14. Cross References
    John 16:30
    Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God.
    John 2:24 - 25
    But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people
  15. Cross References
    Matthew 9:15
    And Jesus said to them, "Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
    Mark 16:10
    She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
    Luke 23:27
    And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him.
  16. Cross References
    Revelation 11:10
    And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and make merry and exchange presents, because these two prophets had been a torment to those who dwell on the earth.
  17. Cross References
    Jeremiah 31:13
    Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old shall be merry. I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.
    Matthew 5:4
    Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
  18. Cross References
    Isaiah 26:17
    Like a pregnant woman who writhes and cries out in her pangs when she is near to giving birth, so were we because of you, O Lord.
    Psalms 48:6
    Trembling took hold of them there, anguish as of a woman in labor.
    Isaiah 13:8
    They will be dismayed: pangs and agony will seize them; they will be in anguish like a woman in labor. They will look aghast at one another; their faces will be aflame.
    1 Thessalonians 5:3
    While people are saying, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
    Revelation 12:2
    She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth.
  19. Cross References
    John 16:6
    But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.
    2 Corinthians 6:10
    As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
  20. Cross References
    John 16:16
    "A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me."
  21. Cross References
    Psalms 33:21
    For our heart is glad in him, because we trust ...
    Isaiah 66:14
    You shall see, and your heart shall rejoice; yo...
    Luke 24:52
    And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusale...
    Acts 2:46
    And day by day, attending the temple together a...
    Acts 8:8
    So there was much joy in that city.
    Acts 8:39
    And when they came up out of the water, the Spi...
    Acts 13:52
    And the disciples were filled with joy and with...
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