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John 16

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ΤαῦταThese thingsλελάληκαI have spokenὑμῖν,to youἵναthatμὴnotσκανδαλισθῆτε.you may fall away.
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ἀποσυναγώγουςOut of the synagoguesποιήσουσινthey will putὑμᾶς·you;ἀλλ᾽butἔρχεταιis comingὥραan hourἵναthatπᾶςeveryoneὁwhoἀποκτείναςhaving killedὑμᾶςyouδόξῃmay thinkλατρείανit is a serviceπροσφέρεινto offerτῷtheθεῷ.to God.
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καὶAndταῦταthese thingsποιήσουσινthey will doὑμῖν,to youὅτιbecauseοὐκnotἔγνωσανthey knowτὸνtheπατέραFatherοὐδὲnorἐμέ.Me myself.
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ἀλλὰButταῦταthese thingsλελάληκαI have saidὑμῖν,to you,ἵναso thatὅτανwhenἔλθῃmay have comeἡtheὥραhourαὐτῶν,of them,μνημονεύητεyou may rememberαὐτῶνthose thingsὅτιthatἐγὼI myselfεἶπονsaidὑμῖν.to you.ταῦταThese thingsδὲnowὑμῖνto youἐξfromἀρχῆςthe beginningοὐκnotεἶπον,I said,ὅτιbecauseμεθ᾽withὑμῶνyouἤμην.I was.
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νῦνNowδὲhoweverὑπάγωI goπρὸςtoτὸνthe Oneπέμψαντάhaving sentμε,Me,καὶandοὐδεὶςnoneἐξofὑμῶνyouἐρωτᾷasksμε·Me;ποῦWhereὑπάγεις;are You going?
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ἀλλ᾽Butὅτιbecauseταῦταthese thingsλελάληκαI have saidὑμῖν,to you,ἡtheλύπηsorrowπεπλήρωκενhas filledὑμῶνyourτὴνtheκαρδίαν.heart.
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ἀλλ᾽ButἐγὼI myselfτὴνtheἀλήθειανtruthλέγωsayὑμῖν·to you;συμφέρειit is profitableὑμῖνfor youἵναthatἐγὼI myselfἀπέλθω·may go away;ἐὰνonlyγὰρforἐγὼI myselfμὴunlessἀπέλθω,I shall go away,ὁtheπαράκλητοςHelperοὐκnotἐλεύσεταιwill comeπρὸςtoὑμᾶς·you;ἐὰνifδὲhoweverπορευθῶ,I shall go,πέμψωI will sendαὐτὸνHimπρὸςtoὑμᾶς.you.
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καὶAndἐλθὼνhaving comeἐκεῖνοςHeἐλέγξειwill convictτὸνtheκόσμονworldπερὶconcerningἁμαρτίαςsinκαὶandπερὶconcerningδικαιοσύνηςrighteousnessκαὶandπερὶconcerningκρίσεως.judgment.
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περὶconcerningἁμαρτίαςsinμέν,indeed,ὅτιbecauseοὐnotπιστεύουσινdo they believeεἰςinἐμέ·Me myself;
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περὶconcerningδικαιοσύνηςrighteousnessδέ,however,ὅτιbecauseπρὸςtoτὸνtheπατέραFatherμουof mineὑπάγω,I go away,καὶandοὐκέτιno longerθεωρεῖτέyou beholdμε·Me;
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περὶconcerningδὲnowκρίσεως,judgment,ὅτιbecauseὁtheἄρχωνrulerτοῦof theκόσμουworldτούτουthisκέκριται.¶has been judged.
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ἜτιYetπολλὰmany thingsἔχωI haveὑμῖνto youλέγειν,to sayἀλλ᾽butοὐnotδύνασθεyou are ableβαστάζεινto bear themἄρτι.now.
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ὅτανWhenδὲhoweverἔλθῃmay comeἐκεῖνος,He,τὸtheπνεῦμαSpiritτῆςtheἀληθείας,of truth,ὁδηγήσειHe will guideὑμᾶςyouἐνintoτῇtheἀληθείᾳtruthπάσῃ.all.οὐnotγὰρforλαλήσειHe will speakἀφ᾽fromἑαυτοῦ,Himself,ἀλλ᾽butὅσαas much asἂνmaybeἀκούσειHe will hearλαλήσειHe will speakκαὶandτὰthe thingsἐρχόμεναcomingἀναγγελεῖHe will declareὑμῖν.to you.
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ἐκεῖνοςHeἐμὲMe myselfδοξάσει,will glorify,ὅτιforἐκfromτοῦthat which isἐμοῦMineλήμψεταιHe will takeκαὶandἀναγγελεῖwill discloseὑμῖν.¶to you.
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ΠάνταAll thingsὅσαas much asἔχειhasὁtheπατὴρFatherἐμάMineἐστιν·are;διὰbecause ofτοῦτοthisεἶπονI saidὅτιthatἐκfromτοῦthat which isἐμοῦMineλαμβάνειHe receivesκαὶandἀναγγελεῖwill discloseὑμῖν.to you.
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μικρὸνA little whileκαὶandοὐκέτιno longerθεωρεῖτέyou do beholdμε,Me,καὶandπάλινagainμικρὸνa little whileκαὶandὄψεσθέyou will beholdμεMeὅτιthatἐγὼI myselfὑπάγωI am goingπρὸςtoτὸνtheπατέρα.¶Father.
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εἶπανSaidοὖνthereforeἐκsome ofτῶνtheμαθητῶνdisciplesαὐτοῦof himπρὸςtoἀλλήλους·one another;τίWhatἐστινisτοῦτοthisὃthatλέγειHe saysἡμῖν·to us;μικρὸνA little whileκαὶandοὐnotθεωρεῖτέyou do beholdμε,Me,καὶandπάλινagainμικρὸνa little whileκαὶandὄψεσθέyou will beholdμε;Me’?καὶandὅτιBecauseἐγὼI myselfὑπάγωI am goingπρὸςtoτὸνtheπατέρα;Father’?
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ἔλεγονThey were sayingοὖν·therefore;τίwhatἐστινisτοῦτοThisὃthatλέγειHe saysτὸtheμικρόν;a little while’?οὐκNotοἴδαμενwe do knowτίwhatλαλεῖ.¶He is saying.
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ἜγνωKnewοὖνthereforeὁtheἸησοῦςJesusὅτιthatἤθελονthey were desiringαὐτὸνHimἐρωτᾶν,to ask,καὶandεἶπενHe saidαὐτοῖς·to them;περὶConcerningτούτουthisζητεῖτεdo you inquireμετ᾽amongἀλλήλωνone anotherὅτιthatεἶπον·I said;μικρὸνA little whileκαὶandοὐnotθεωρεῖτέyou do beholdμε,Me,καὶandπάλινagainμικρὸνa little whileκαὶandὄψεσθέyou will beholdμε;¶Me’?
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ἈμὴνAmenἀμὴνAmenλέγωI sayὑμῖνto youὅτιthatκλαύσετεyou will weepκαὶandθρηνήσετεwill lamentὑμεῖς,you yourselves,ὁtheδὲbutκόσμοςthe worldχαρήσεται·will rejoice;ὑμεῖςYou yourselvesδὲnowλυπηθήσεσθε,will be grieved,ἀλλ᾽butἡtheλύπηgriefὑμῶνof youεἰςtoχαρὰνjoyγενήσεται.will turn.
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ἡTheγυνὴwomanὅτανwhenτίκτῃshe may be giving birthλύπηνpainἔχει,has,ὅτιbecauseἦλθενhas comeἡtheὥραhourαὐτῆς·of her;ὅτανwhenδὲhoweverγεννήσῃshe may bring forthτὸtheπαιδίον,child,οὐκέτιno longerμνημονεύειshe remembersτῆςtheθλίψεωςtribulationδιὰon account ofτὴνtheχαράν,joyὅτιthatἐγεννήθηhas been bornἄνθρωποςa manεἰςintoτὸνtheκόσμον.¶world.
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ΚαὶAlsoὑμεῖςyou yourselvesοὖνthereforeνῦνnowμὲνindeedλύπηνgriefἔχετε,have,πάλινagainδὲhoweverὄψομαιI will seeὑμᾶςyouκαὶandχαρήσεταιwill rejoiceὑμῶνyourἡtheκαρδία,heart,καὶandτὴνtheχαρὰνjoyὑμῶνof youοὐδεὶςno oneαἴρειdo takeἀφ᾽fromὑμῶν,you,
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καὶAndἐνinἐκείνῃthat veryτῇtheἡμέρᾳdayἐμὲof Me myselfοὐκnotἐρωτήσετεyou will askοὐδέν.¶no thing.ἈμὴνAmenἀμὴνAmenλέγωI sayὑμῖν·to you;ὅτιthatἄνmaybeτιwhateverαἰτήσητεyou may askτὸνtheπατέραFatherἐνinτῷtheὀνόματίnameμουof MeδώσειHe will giveὑμῖν.to you.
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ἕωςUntilἄρτιnowοὐκnotᾐτήσατεyou have askedοὐδὲνno thingἐνinτῷtheὀνόματίnameμου·of Me;αἰτεῖτεdo askκαὶandλήμψεσθε,you will receive,ἵναthatἡtheχαρὰjoyὑμῶνof youᾖmay beπεπληρωμένη.¶filled.
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ΤαῦταThese thingsἐνinπαροιμίαιςallegoriesλελάληκαI have spokenὑμῖν·to you;ἀλλ᾽butἔρχεταιis comingὥραan hourὅτεwhenοὐκέτιno longerἐνinπαροιμίαιςallegoriesλαλήσωI will speakὑμῖνto youἀλλὰbutπαρρησίᾳplainlyπερὶconcerningτοῦtheπατρὸςFatherἀπαγγελῶI will announceὑμῖν.¶to you.
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ἐνInἐκείνῃthat veryτῇtheἡμέρᾳdayἐνinτῷtheὀνόματίnameμουof Meαἰτήσεσθε·you will ask;καὶandοὐnotλέγωI sayὑμῖνto youὅτιthatἐγὼI myselfἐρωτήσωwill imploreτὸνtheπατέραFatherπερὶforὑμῶν·you;
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αὐτὸςHimselfγὰρforὁtheπατὴρFatherφιλεῖlovesὑμᾶς,you,ὅτιbecauseὑμεῖςyou yourselvesἐμὲMe myselfπεφιλήκατεhave lovedκαὶandπεπιστεύκατεhave believedὅτιthatἐγὼI myselfπαρὰfromτοῦtheθεοῦGodἐξῆλθον.came forth.
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ἐξῆλθονI came forthπαρὰfrom withτοῦtheπατρὸςFatherκαὶandἐλήλυθαhave comeεἰςintoτὸνtheκόσμον·world;πάλινagainἀφίημιI leaveτὸνtheκόσμονworldκαὶandπορεύομαιgoπρὸςtoτὸνtheπατέρα.¶Father.
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ΛέγουσινSayαὐτῷto himοἱtheμαθηταὶdisciplesαὐτοῦ·of Him;ἴδεBeholdνῦνnowἐνinπαρρησίᾳopennessλαλεῖςYou speakκαὶandπαροιμίανallegoryοὐδεμίανno thingλέγεις.speak.
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νῦνNowοἴδαμενwe knowὅτιthatοἶδαςYou knowπάνταall thingsκαὶandοὐnotχρείανneedἔχειςhaveἵναthatτίςanyoneσεYouἐρωτᾷ.may ask.ἐνInτούτῳthisπιστεύομενwe believeὅτιthatἀπὸfromθεοῦGodἐξῆλθες.You came forth.
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ἀπεκρίθηAnsweredαὐτοῖςto themὁtheἸησοῦς·Jesus;ἄρτιNowπιστεύετε;do you believe?
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ἰδοὺBeholdἔρχεταιis comingὥραan hourκαὶandνῦνnowἐλήλυθενhas comeἵναwhenσκορπισθῆτεyou may be scatteredἕκαστοςeachεἰςtoτὰtheἴδιαhis ownκἀμὲand Iμόνονaloneἀφῆτε·you may leave;καὶyetοὐκnotεἰμὶI amμόνος,alone,ὅτιforὁtheπατὴρFatherμετ᾽withἐμοῦMeἐστιν.is.
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ταῦταThese thingsλελάληκαI have spokenὑμῖν,to youἵναso thatἐνinἐμοὶMe myselfεἰρήνηνpeaceἔχητε.you may have.ἐνInτῷtheκόσμῳworldθλῖψινtribulationἔχετε·you have;ἀλλὰButθαρσεῖτε,take courage!ἐγὼI myselfνενίκηκαhave overcomeτὸνtheκόσμον.¶world.

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