João 16

¹ These thinges have I sayde vnto you because ye shuld not be offended.

² They shall excomunicat you: ye ye tyme shall come that whosoever killeth you will thinke that he doth God service.

³ And suche thinges will they do vnto you because they have not knowen the father nether yet me.

⁴ But these thinges have I tolde you that when that houre is come ye myght remember them that I tolde you so. These thinges sayde I not unto you at the begynninge because I was present with you.

⁵ But now I goo my waye to him that sent me and none of you axeth me: whither goest thou?

⁶ But because I have sayde suche thinges vnto you youre hertes are full of sorowe.

⁷ Neverthelesse I tell you the trueth it is expedient for you that I goo awaye. For yf I goo not awaye that comforter will not come vnto you. But yf I departe I will sende him vnto you.

⁸ And when he is come he will rebuke ye worlde of synne and of rightwesnes and of iudgement.

⁹ Of synne because they beleve not on me:

¹⁰ Of rightwesnes because I go to my father and ye shall se me no moare:

¹¹ and of iudgement because the chefe ruler of this worlde is iudged all ready.

¹² I have yet many thinges to saye vnto you: but ye canot beare them awaye now.

¹³ How be it when he is come (I meane the sprete of truthe) he will leade yon into all trueth. He shall not speake of him selfe: but whatsoever he shall heare that shall he speake and he will shewe you thinges to come.

¹⁴ He shall glorify me for he shall receave of myne and shall shewe vnto you.

¹⁵ All thinges that ye father hath aremyne. Therfore sayd I vnto you that he shall take of myne and shewe vnto you.

¹⁶ After a whyle ye shall not se me and agayne after a whyle ye shall se me: For I goo to the father.

¹⁷ Then sayd some of his disciples bitwene them selves: what is this yt he sayth vnto vs after a whyle ye shall not se me and agayne after a whyle ye shall se me: and that I go to the father.

¹⁸ They sayd therfore: what is this that he sayth after a whyle? we canot tell what he sayth.

¹⁹ Iesus perceaved yt they wolde axe him and sayd vnto them: This is it that ye enquyre of bitwene youre selves that I sayd after a whyle ye shall not se me and agayne after a whyle ye shall se me.

²⁰ Verely verely I saye vnto you: ye shall wepe and lamet and the worlde shall reioyce. Ye shall sorowe: but youre sorowe shalbe tourned to ioye.

²¹ A woman when she traveyleth hath sorowe because her houre is come: but assone as she is delivered of the chylde she remembreth no moare the anguysshe for ioye that a man is borne in to the worlde

²² . And ye now are in sorowe: but I will se you agayne and youre hertes shall reioyce and youre ioye shall no ma take fro you.

²³ And in that daye shall ye axe me no question. Verely verely I saye vnto you whatsoever ye shall axe the father in my name he will geve it you

²⁴ . Hitherto have ye axed nothinge in my name. Axe and ye shall receave it: that youre ioye maye be full.

²⁵ These thinges have I spoken vnto you in proverbes. The tyme will come when I shall no moare speake to you in proverbes: but I shall shewe you playnly from my father.

²⁶ At that daye shall ye axe in myne name. And I saye not vnto you that I will speake vnto my father for you

²⁷ For ye father him selfe loveth you because ye have loved me and have beleved that I came out from God.

²⁸ I went out from the father and came into the worlde: and I leve the worlde agayne and go to ye father.

²⁹ His disciples sayd vnto him: loo now speakest thou playnly and thou vsest no proverbe.

³⁰ Nowe knowe we that thou vnderstondest all thinges and nedest not yt eny man shuld axe the eny question. Therfore beleve we that thou camst fro god.

³¹ Iesus answered them: Now ye do beleve.

³² Beholde ye houre draweth nye and is already come yt ye shalbe scatered every man his wayes and shall leave me alone. And yet am I not alone. For ye father is with me.

³³ These wordes have I spoke vnto you yt in me ye might have peace. For in ye worlde shall ye have tribulacio: but be of good cheare I have over come the worlde.