John 16:4-15 - The Work Of The Holy Spirit

⁴ But I have told you these things that when the time does come, you may remember that I told you. I did not tell you these things at the start, because I was with you.

⁵ But now I am going away to Him who has sent me, and not one of you is asking me where I am going, ⁶ but sorrow has taken complete possession of your hearts, because I have told you these things. ⁷ Yet it is nothing but the truth I now tell you, that it is better for you that I should go away. For if I do not go away, the Helper will not come into close fellowship with you, but if I do go away, I will send Him to be in close fellowship with you. ⁸ "And when He comes, He will bring conviction to worldly people about sin and uprightness and judgment; ⁹ about sin, because they do not believe in me; ¹⁰ about uprightness, because I go away to the Father so that you can no longer see me; ¹¹ about judgment, because the evil ruler of this world has been condemned.

¹² "I have much more to tell you, but you cannot grasp it now. ¹³ But when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into the whole truth, for He will not speak on His own authority but will tell what is told Him, and will announce to you the things that are to come. ¹⁴ He will glorify me, because He will take the things that belong to me and tell them to you. ¹⁵ Everything that the Father has is mine; this is why I have told you, 'He will take the things that are mine and tell them to you.'