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|These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.

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|These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.

|I have said these things to you so that you would not stumble.

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|They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

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|They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

|They shall throw you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when everyone murdering you will think it is a service performed out of sacred duty to God.

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|And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

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|And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

|They shall do these things to you because they do not know the Father or Me.

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|But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.

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|But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.

|I have told you these things so that when the time comes for them to happen, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things before now because I was with you.

|In the second sentence, the Greek literally says, "from the beginning" (where it reads "before now"). The meaning of this idiom is "at any time from the beginning up to now," thus, "before now" works perfectly and is more succinct.

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|But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

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|But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

|But now I am going to the one who sent me, and none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'

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|But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

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|But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

|Yet, because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts.

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|Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

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|Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

|However, I am telling you the truth. It is better for you that I go away, because if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I leave, I will send Him to you.

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|And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

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|And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

|And when He comes, He will expose the truth to the world concerning sin, righteousness and judgment.

|ἐλέγχω can have three different meanings, depending on context: 1) to convict, to find guilty; 2) to punish, to rebuke, to admonish, to reprove; 3) to expose, to bring to light. (1) and (2) do not seem to fit with the explanations Jesus gives in the following three verses. Additionally, the use of the word περί indicates the TOPIC of discussion, not the crime that someone committed, or for which they were found guilty (meaning the Holy Spirit is going to expose the truth ABOUT these three things), thus I have chosen (3).

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|Of sin, because they believe not on me;

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|Of sin, because they believe not on me;

|On the one hand, concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;

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|Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

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|Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

|But on the other hand, concerning righteousness, because I am going to my Father and you do not see me any more;

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|Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

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|Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

|And also concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

|These three explanations are structured within the strongest contrast possible in Greek, the "μεν....δε..." construction, which is often used to contrast complete opposites. Verse 9 contains μεν, and both verses 10 and 11 contain δε. What this means is that Jesus is saying the first thing is completely different, is the opposite, from the next two. This makes sense, as the first is a bad thing we should not do (sin), while the next two are a good and a necessary thing that we should or must do (righteousness, judgment). This strong contrast is usually translated with the formula "on the one hand...on the other hand..." to demonstrate the strong contrast.

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|I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

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|I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

|I have many more things to say to you, but you are not strong enough to carry that burden right now.

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|Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

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|Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

|But when He, the Spirit of Truth, comes, He shall guide you into all truth. Yet, He shall not speak from Himself, but He shall speak whatever He shall hear and He shall proclaim the coming things to you.

|This verse uses "ekeinos" as the pronoun pointing to "The Spirit of Truth," rather than the more neutral "autos." Strictly speaking, ekeinos means "that, that one, the thing/one in the distance" so whenever it acts as a pronoun, it serves as a reference back to something that was previously mentioned. Here it emphasizes that this is the SAME "Spirit of Truth" that was mentioned a while ago (in 15:26).

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|He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

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|He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

|He shall glorify me, because He shall take what was is mine, and He shall proclaim it to you.

|"ekeinos" is again the pronoun, making it clear this is still the "Spirit of Truth" being referenced.

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|All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

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|All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

|Everything the Father has is mine, which is why I can say this, 'He shall take what was mine, and He shall proclaim it to you.'

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|A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.

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|A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.

|In a little while you will not see me any more, and then, after a little while, you will see me again."

|Only the Byzantine tradition contains that last clause "because I go to the Father." It is not found in any manuscripts that I know of prior to the fifth century. It seems to have been added later to match this verse up with the one that follows. The construction of the next verse, however, indicates the disciples are actually wondering about TWO different quotes, such as this one and verse 10.

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|Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?

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|Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?

|Then some of His disciples said to each other, "What is He talking about when He says, 'In a little while you will not see me anymore, and then, after a little while, you will see me again,' and 'because I go to the Father?'"

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|They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.

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|They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.

|They kept saying, "What is this 'a little while' He keeps mentioning? We don't know what He is talking about."

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|Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?

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|Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?

|Now Jesus knew that they wished to ask Him a question, so He said to them, "Are you consulting with each other concerning when I said, 'In a little while you will not see me anymore, and then, after a little while, you will see me again?'"

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|Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

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|Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

|Truly, truly I tell you that you shall cry out in anguish and sorrow, but the world shall rejoice. You shall definitely grieve, but your grief shall turn into joy.

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|A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

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|A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

|Whenever a woman is in labor, she feels grief, because the time for delivery is here, but as soon as her child is born, she no longer remembers the hard part, because of her joy that a person was born into the world.

|"Person" is ἄνθρωπος, which in this instance means "a person, a human being."

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|And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

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|And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

|One the one hand, you have grief right now, but on the other hand, I shall see you again. Then your heart shall rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

|The first sentence contains the "μεν....δε..." strongest contrast.

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|And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.

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|And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.

|And when that happens, you shall not ask me for anything at all. Truly, truly, I tell you that the Father will give you anything you ask of Him in my name.

|The first clause is a double negative "you shall not ask me for nothing," which, in Greek, is used for extra emphasis on the negative. Promises like the one in the second sentence are the reason for the pattern found in many Protestant prayers, which often begin with "Father..." and end with "in Jesus name, amen."

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|Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

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|Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

|Up to now you did not ask for anything in my name; but from now on, ask and you shall receive, so that your joy might be filled to overflowing.

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|These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.

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|These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.

|I have told you these things using similes and metaphors, but the time is coming when I shall not speak to you in symbolic language, but shall tell you about the Father openly.

|The word in the first clause literally means "proverbs, symbolic language, figurative wording," but since the actual symbolic method Jesus tends to use are similes ("the kingdom of heaven is like...") and metaphors ("don't clean just the outside of the cup..."), and these are probably more readily understood by modern audiences, I have substituted those in the first clause. Ironically, John records less of the similes and metaphors Jesus used, such as Parables, than any of the other gospels.

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|At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:

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|At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:

|On that day you shall ask in my name, note that I am not saying that I will ask the Father for you;

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|For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

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|For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

|Because the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved me, and you have believed that I came from the Father.

|Jesus is speaking about genuine affection here, what is in the heart. The Father has genuine, heart felt love for us, because of our deep affection for and faith in Jesus. Sinaiticus and Alexandrinus and a late corrector of Ephraemi Rescriptus read, "from God" in the last clause. A corrector for Sinaiticus, as well as Vaticanus, Ephraemi Rescriptus, and Bezae Cantabrigiensis read "from the Father." I have chosen "the Father" because the majority use that, as well as due to how the next verse reads.

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|I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

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|I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

|I came from the Father, and have come into the world; I am leaving the world again, and going to the Father.

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|His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.

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|His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.

|His disciples responded, "Wow, You are finally speaking clearly, and are not using even one metaphor.

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|Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

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|Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

|Now we know for sure that you know everything, and do not need anyone to check your accuracy. Because of this we believe that you came from God."

|"you do not need anyone to question you" is an idiom that means, "to make sure you are right, to double check your information, to verify your teaching." It derives from the Rabbinical "question and answer" method of verifying the teaching, reasoning, information and ideas of students and other Rabbis. It is roughly akin to the modern practice of making a Doctoral candidate "defend their dissertation."

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|Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?

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|Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?

|Jesus responded, "Now you believe?

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|Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

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|Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

|Look, the time is coming, in fact, it is here, when every one of you will be put to flight to save himself, and shall leave me alone. However, I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

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|These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

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|These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

|I have told you these things so that you might have peace in me. You shall be persecuted by the world, but be encouraged, because I have conquered the world.

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