Verse 7
John 16:7
New Living Translation
7
But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don’t, the Advocate won’t come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you.
Original Language Text
greek
ἀλλ’ ἐγὼ τὴν ἀλήθειαν λέγω ὑμῖν, συμφέρει ὑμῖν ἵνα ἐγὼ ἀπέλθω. ἐὰν ⸀γὰρ μὴ ἀπέλθω, ὁ παράκλητος ⸂οὐ μὴ ἔλθῃ⸃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς· ἐὰν δὲ πορευθῶ, πέμψω αὐτὸν πρὸς ὑμᾶς.
English Translation
But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 16 Context
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“I have told you these things so that you won’t abandon your faith.
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For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will th...
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This is because they have never known the Father or me.
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Yes, I’m telling you these things now, so that when they happen, you will remember my warning. I did...
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“But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking where I am going.
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Instead, you grieve because of what I’ve told you.
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7
But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don’t, the Advocate won’t come. If I do...
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And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God (Elohim)’s righteousness, and of...
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9
The world’s sin is that it refuses to believe in me.
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10
Righteousness is available because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more.
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11
Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged.
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12
“There is so much more I want to tell you, but you can’t bear it now.
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13
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but w...
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14
He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me.
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15
All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever he re...
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16
“In a little while you won’t see me anymore. But a little while after that, you will see me again.”
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17
Some of the disciples asked each other, “What does he mean when he says, ‘In a little while you won’...
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18
And what does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand.”
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19
Yashua (Jesus) realized they wanted to ask him about it, so he said, “Are you asking yourselves what...
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20
I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn over what is going to happen to me, but the world will...
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It will be like a woman suffering the pains of labor. When her child is born, her anguish gives way...
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So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of t...
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At that time you won’t need to ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, you will ask the Father di...
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You haven’t done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant j...
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25
“I have spoken of these matters in figures of speech, but soon I will stop speaking figuratively and...
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Then you will ask in my name. I’m not saying I will ask the Father on your behalf,
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for the Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God (Elohim...
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Yes, I came from the Father into the world, and now I will leave the world and return to the Father....
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29
Then his disciples said, “At last you are speaking plainly and not figuratively.
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Now we understand that you know everything, and there’s no need to question you. From this we believ...
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Yashua (Jesus) asked, “Do you finally believe?
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But the time is coming — indeed it’s here now — when you will be scattered, each one going his own w...
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I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials a...
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