John 16

What was Jesus saying? (Luke 15)

Why did Jesus say these things? (Verse 1)

What did Jesus say would happen? (Verse 2)

What time did Jesus say was coming? (Verse 2)

What will they do? (Verse 2,3)

Why will they do such things? (Verse 3)

Why is Jesus saying that they will do these things? (Verse 4)

Why didn't Jesus tell them about this before this moment? (verse 4)

Who does Jesus say He is going to? (Verse 5)

What are the disciples filled with? (Verse 6)

For who's good is it that Jesus went away? (Verse 7)

Would the advocate come if Jesus didn't leave? (verse 7)

What will the advocate do when he comes? (Verse 7-8)

What will the advocate do because people do not believe in Jesus? (Verse 8-9)

What will the advocate do because Jesus is going to the Father? (Verse 10)

What will the advocate do because the prince of this world now stands condemned? (Verse 11)

Did Jesus have much more to say? (Verse 12)

Who did Jesus say would come and guide into all the truth? (Verse 13)

Will the Spirit of truth speak on his own? (Verse 13)

What will the Spirit of truth speak? (Verse 13)

What will the Spirit of truth tell? (verse 13)

Who will the Spirit glorify? (Verse 14)

Who will the Spirit of truth receive from? (Verse 14)

What is Jesus'? (Verse 15)

Why did Jesus say the Spirit will receive from Him what He will make known? (Verse 15)

The Disciples’ Grief Will Turn to Joy

What does Jesus say about when He will be seen? (Verse 16-33)

What does Jesus say will be done while the world rejoices? (Verse 20)

What does Jesus say will be turned to joy? (verse 20)

What does Jesus say in verse 21? 

Will anyone take away the joy? (Verse 22)

What does Jesus say in verse 23?

What does Jesus say the Father will give? (Verse 23)

What had not been done up until that point? (Verse 24)

What does Jesus say will happen after you receive? (verse 24)

What will be complete? (Verse 24)

What has Jesus been doing? (Verse 25)

What time is coming? (verse 25)

Will Jesus tell about our Father plainly? (Verse 25)

Who's name will be asked in? (Verse 26)

Does Jesus say that He will ask the Father on our behalf? (Verse 26)

Who loves because Jesus has been loved and believed? (verse 27)

Who did Jesus come from? (Verse 28)

Where is Jesus leaving? (Verse 28)

Who is Jesus going back to? (Verse 28)

What do Jesus' disciples say? (Verse 29-30)

What does Jesus ask? (Verse 31)

What time does Jesus say is coming? (Verse 32)

Does Jesus say that He is alone? (Verse 32)

Why has Jesus sad these things? (Verse 33)

Interpretation

What time did Jesus say was coming? (Verse 2)

Would the advocate come if Jesus didn't leave? (verse 7)

Do people grow in their capacity to bear what they are told? (Verse 12)

Pray and explain what verse 13 means for us practically. 

What does Jesus mean in verse 16? (verse 16-33)

What does Jesus say in verse 21? (verse 21-28)

What does Jesus say in verse 23? 

What does Jesus say the Father will give? (Verse 23)

Does Jesus say that He will ask the Father on our behalf? (Verse 26)

Who does Jess ask in verse 31?

Correlation

What did Jesus say would happen? (Verse 2) - John 9:22, John 12:42

Application

“Do you now believe?” Jesus replied. 

 “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.”

Take heart for Jesus has overcome the world

John 16New International Version (NIV)

16 “All this I have told you so that you will not fall away. 2 They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God. 3 They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. 4 I have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember that I warned you about them. I did not tell you this from the beginning because I was with you, 5 but now I am going to him who sent me.None of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 Rather, you are filled with griefbecause I have said these things. 7 But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 about sin, because people do not believe in me; 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11 and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.

12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the 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.14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”

The Disciples’ Grief Will Turn to Joy

16 Jesus went on to say, “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.”

17 At this, 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’?” 18 They kept asking, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand what he is saying.”

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’? 20 Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. 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. 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. 23 In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.

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. 26 In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.27 No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. 28 I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”

29 Then Jesus’ disciples said, “Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech. 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.”

31 “Do you now believe?” Jesus replied. 32 “A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone.Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me.

33 “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.”