“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” There are three contrasts here: “in me” is contrasted with “in this world”; “you may have” with “you will have”; and “peace” is set against “trouble.” …
Category Archives: Chapter 16
John 16:32
“You believe at last!” Jesus answered. The answer of Jesus is more a statement than a question. He is not calling the reality of their faith to question, but directing their attention to its inadequacy. They really do believe, but, as Morris observes, “they do not, as yet, know the quality of faith that stands …
John 16:31
“You believe at last!” Jesus answered. The answer of Jesus is more a statement than a question. He is not calling the reality of their faith to question, but directing their attention to its inadequacy. They really do believe, but, as Morris observes, “they do not, as yet, know the quality of faith that stands …
John 16:30
Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God.” It is significant that they do not say that now they completely understand what He has been saying. Instead they say that they understand …
John 16:29
Then Jesus’ disciples said, “Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech. The disciples state that Jesus is no longer using the “dark sayings” but is speaking plainly. They seem to think that their difficulty in understanding has been removed and everything has become clear for them, and they are correct to a …
John 16:28
I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.” Salvation involves both the coming of Christ into the world and His going back to heaven. Morris notes that “Christ’s heavenly origin is important, else He could not be the Saviour of men. But …
John 16:27
No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. “love” here is phileo, the warm, friendly love. God’s love for the world (John 3:16) is agape, but for those who love Jesus and believe that He came from the Father it is phileo. Basically, love …
John 16:26
In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. “In that day” after the disciples have come into a fuller knowledge of the Father, they will be able to pray in the name of Jesus, as they should. Note that asking in …
John 16:25
“Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. “figuratively” (NIV) = “proverbs” (KJV) = paroimia = old word which comes from para (beside) and oimoj (way), a wayside saying or saying by the way. It …
John 16:24
Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. Up till now the disciples have asked Jesus directly for answers or they had prayed to God for things, but things are about to change, which is highlighted by the fact that Jesus …
John 16:23
In that day you will no longer ask me anything. I tell you the truth, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. “in that day” points to the time after their sorrow is turned into joy, i.e. after the resurrection. Jesus uses 2 different words which are both translated as “ask” …
John 16:22
So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no-one will take away your joy. Jesus makes the application of the simile from the preceding verse. Notice that Jesus says that “now” is their time of grief. He knows that their pain is already …
John 16:21
A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. Pain in childbirth came about as part of the curse because of sin (Gen 3:16). Those pains are extreme …
John 16:20
I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. “weep and mourn” combines the thoughts of a very deep grief and an outward expression of that grief (Luke 23:27, John 20:11). Both of these words are used of the loud …
John 16:19
Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me’? The disciples are frightened and perplexed. Jesus sees their …
John 16:18
They kept asking, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand what he is saying.” We know from the record in Matthew that Jesus had told them at least 5 times that He must be handed over to the Gentiles, killed, buried, and resurrected on the third day. (Matt 16:21, 17:22-23, 20:18-19, 28, 26:2). …
John 16:17
Some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” The disciples are perplexed at the saying of Jesus, but they are speaking …
John 16:16
“In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.” “In a little while” is similar to what He has already told them (7:33; 13:33; 14:19). He is speaking of His impending death and later resurrection. He is encouraging them ahead of time that this …
John 16:15
All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you. There is no division in the Godhead (Col 2:9, John 10:30). What the Spirit does for Jesus, He is doing for the Father and what Jesus has, the …
John 16:14
He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. The Holy Spirit never draws attention to Himself; He glorifies Christ. “His ministry is built upon and is the necessary sequel to that of Christ.” (Morris) Zechariah 12:10 “And I will pour out on the house of …
John 16:13
But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. Note the use of the masculine pronoun “he” is in direct juxtaposition to the neutral noun …
John 16:12
“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. “Bear” is not used by Christ in the sense of enduring or tolerating, but in the sense of carrying, as a heavy weight. If something that is very heavy, even though it may be valuable like gold, is laid on the …
John 16:11
and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned. The world will be judged by Christ and God has proven that fact by the resurrection from the dead of His Son (Acts 17:31). Acts 17:31 For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by …
John 16:10
in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; The Spirit convinces the world of righteousness in two respects. The first is that only He can show men that their righteousness is worthless unless it is dependent upon the righteousness of Christ and His atoning work …
John 16:9
in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; The Spirit is going to convince or convict the world of sin, not just tell them about it. He will actually prove to them that they are sinners and bring them to the point of admitting this truth, much like Jesus did in (8:9). …
John 16:8
When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: This is the only place in scripture where the Spirit is spoken of as doing a work in “the world.” Everywhere else He is spoken of as doing His work in and among the believers. “convict” (NIV) …
John 16:7
But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counsellor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. When catastrophes struck the Jewish nation, the Holy Spirit, through the Old Testament prophets, would comfort them with …
John 16:6
Because I have said these things, you are filled with grief. The disciples are filled with grief because they are looking at the departure of Jesus from a selfish standpoint. If they had looked at it with love for Him in their hearts and in their motives, they would have been glad (John 14:28). John …
John 16:5
“Now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ “Now” (NIV) = “But now” (KJV) = indicates different circumstances. A change is about to occur: Jesus is about to go to the Father. The disciples had previously asked the Lord where he was going (John …
John 16:4
I have told you this, so that when the time comes you will remember that I warned you. I did not tell you this at first because I was with you. While Jesus was with them, he was the object of attack and not them (15:18), and while He was with them, He also protected …
John 16:3
They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. “The disciples being but few, and finding the vast majority of the nation against them, and being but unlearned Galileans, and finding the leaders—the wise, the cultured, the mighty—against them, would be tempted to doubt the correctness of their course, and …
John 16:2
They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. Putting out of the synagogue means total excommunication, the loss of all Jewish fellowship. It would be hard on them to have their relationships all severed, but …
John 16:1
“All this I have told you so that you will not go astray. Jesus is preparing the disciples for the trials which are ahead of them. As Temple notes, “it is hard to believe that a cause is truly God’s when it seems to meet with no success, and all power is on the other …