⁵“But now I am going away ^tto Him who sent Me, and not one of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ ^u⁶Yet, because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. ⁷Nevertheless, I am telling you the truth. ^vIt is for your benefit that I go away, because if I don’t go away the ^•Counselor will not come to you. If I go, I will send Him to you. ^w⁸When He comes, He will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment: ⁹About sin, because they do not believe in Me; ¹⁰about righteousness, because I am going to the Father ^xand you will no longer see Me; ¹¹and about judgment, ^ybecause the ruler of this ^•world ^zhas been judged. ^a

¹²“I still have many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now. ^b¹³When the Spirit of truth ^ccomes, He will guide you into all the truth. ^dFor He will not speak on His own, but He will speak whatever He hears. He will also declare to you what is to come. ¹⁴He will glorify Me, because He will take from what is Mine and declare it to you. ¹⁵Everything the Father ^ehas is Mine. ^fThis is why I told you that He takes from what is Mine and will declare it to you. ^g

Read in Logos

John 16:13: When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

Footnotes

•The Greek word parakletos means one called alongside to help, counsel, or protect; it is used of the Holy Spirit in Jn and 1Jn.
•The organized Satanic system that is opposed to God and hostile to Jesus and His followers; it also refers to the non-Christian culture including governments, educational systems, and businesses.

Cross references

t16:5 Jn 7:33; 8:14, 21–22; 13:3, 33, 36; 14:4–5, 28; 16:10, 17
u16:5 Jn 8:14
v16:7 Ps 119:142
w16:7 Jn 14:26
x16:10 Jn 14:12, 28; 16:17
y16:11 Mt 12:41; Jn 5:22; 2Th 1:5; Rv 19:11
z16:11 Mt 4:1; Jn 12:31
a16:11 Col 2:15; Heb 2:14
b16:12 Mk 4:33
c16:13 Rm 3:7; 1Jn 4:6
d16:13 Jn 1:17; 14:6; 2Th 2:10
e16:15 Mt 11:27
f16:15 Jn 17:10
g16:15 Jn 5:19