Johannes 16 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

1 Jeg siger det, før det sker, for at I ikke skal miste troen. 2 I vil blive smidt ud af synagogen, ja, det vil komme så vidt, at de, der slår jer ihjel, vil mene, at de dermed tjener Gud. 3 Og det vil de gøre, fordi de hverken kender min Far eller mig. 4 Men når forfølgelserne kommer, så husk på, hvad jeg nu har sagt til jer. Jeg har ikke sagt det før, for jeg har hele tiden været hos jer.

Helligåndens opgave

5 Nu skal jeg snart tilbage til ham, der sendte mig, og ingen af jer spørger mig længere, hvor jeg går hen. 6 I er fyldt af sorg og uro på grund af det, jeg har fortalt jer, 7 men I må tro mig, når jeg siger, at det er bedst for jer, at jeg går bort. Kun hvis jeg går bort, kan Vejlederen komme til jer, og når jeg er gået bort herfra, vil jeg sende ham til jer. 8 Når Helligånden kommer, vil han afsløre folks forkerte opfattelse af synd, retfærdighed og dom. 9 Deres synd er, at de ikke tror på mig. 10 Det er retfærdigt, at jeg går til Faderen, og I derfor ikke længere kan se mig. 11 Dommen består i, at denne verdens fyrste er dømt. 12 Jeg har stadig meget at sige jer, som I ikke kan forstå endnu. 13 Men når sandhedens Ånd kommer, vil han vejlede jer til hele sandheden. Han vil ikke fremføre sine egne meninger, men det, han hører mig sige, vil han give videre til jer, og han vil åbenbare for jer, hvad fremtiden bringer. 14 Han vil ophøje og ære mig ved at tage imod det, jeg giver ham, og derefter åbenbare det for jer. 15 Alt, hvad Faderen har, er også mit. Det er derfor jeg siger, at Helligånden vil tage imod det, jeg giver ham, og åbenbare det for jer.

Sorg skal vendes til glæde

16 Snart ser I mig ikke mere, men lidt senere vil I se mig igen.” 17 Da spurgte disciplene hinanden: „Hvad mener han med, at vi snart ikke skal se ham mere, men at vi så lidt senere får ham at se igen? Og hvad mener han med, at han skal gå til Faderen, 18 og at det skal ske snart? Vi forstår det ikke.” 19 Jesus var klar over, at de ønskede at spørge ham om det, så han sagde: „I spørger hinanden, hvad jeg mener med det, jeg sagde. 20 Dét siger jeg jer: Denne verden vil glæde sig over det, der skal ske med mig—men I vil sørge og græde. Bagefter vil jeres sorg blive vendt til glæde. 21 En kvinde glæder sig ikke til den smerte, der er forbundet med at føde, men når barnet er født, glemmer hun smerterne af glæde over, at et lille menneskebarn er kommet til verden. 22 Det samme gælder jer. I er ikke glade lige nu, men vi skal ses igen, og da skal I opleve en glæde i hjertet, som ingen kan tage fra jer. 23 Når den tid kommer, skal I ikke længere bede mig om noget, for I kan gå direkte til Faderen. Det siger jeg jer: Han vil give jer, hvad som helst I beder om i mit navn. 24 Endnu har I ikke prøvet at bede om noget i mit navn. Bed i mit navn, og I skal få, så I kan blive fyldt af glæde.

Jesus har sejret over verden

25 Indtil nu har jeg måttet tale til jer i billeder, men den tid kommer, hvor det ikke er nødvendigt længere. Da vil jeg tale klart til jer om Faderen. 26 Når det sker, kan I også gå direkte til ham i mit navn. Det er ikke nødvendigt, at jeg går i forbøn for jer hos Faderen, 27 for han elsker jer, fordi I elsker mig, og fordi I tror, at jeg er kommet fra ham. 28 Da jeg kom til denne verden, kom jeg fra Faderen. Nu forlader jeg så denne verden og er på vej tilbage til Faderen.” 29 Disciplene udbrød: „Nu taler du klart og ikke længere i billeder. 30 Og nu forstår vi, at du ved alt, og at der ikke er grund til at stille spørgsmål ved det, du siger. Derfor tror vi på, at du er kommet fra Gud.” 31 „Mon I nu også tror?” sagde Jesus. 32 „Om ganske kort tid vil I være spredt for alle vinde, og jeg vil stå alene tilbage. Men jeg er ikke alene, for min Far er med mig. 33 Jeg har sagt jer alt det her, for at I skal søge jeres fred hos mig. I denne verden vil I blive forfulgt, men vær ved godt mod, for jeg har sejret over verden!”

English Standard Version

1 “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. 2 They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. 3 And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.

The Work of the Holy Spirit

4 But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you. “I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. 5 But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11 concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. 12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 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. 14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

Your Sorrow Will Turn into Joy

16 “A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.” 17 So some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and, ‘because I am going to the Father’?” 18 So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We do not know what he is talking about.” 19 Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’? 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. 21 When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. 23 In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

I Have Overcome the World

25 “I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father. 26 In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; 27 for 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 have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father.” 29 His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech! 30 Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God.” 31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32 Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. 33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Johannes 16 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk English Standard Version