John 16:12

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

“I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.

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  • Mark 4:33 : 33 The Use of Parables So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.
  • John 14:30 : 30 I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,
  • John 15:15 : 15 I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everything I heard from my Father.
  • Acts 1:3 : 3 To the same apostles also, after his suffering, he presented himself alive with many convincing proofs. He was seen by them over a forty-day period and spoke about matters concerning the kingdom of God.
  • 1 Cor 3:1-2 : 1 Immaturity and Self-deception So, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but instead as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. 2 I fed you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready. In fact, you are still not ready,
  • Heb 5:11-14 : 11 The Need to Move on to Maturity On this topic we have much to say and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing. 12 For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God’s utterances. You have gone back to needing milk, not solid food. 13 For everyone who lives on milk is inexperienced in the message of righteousness, because he is an infant. 14 But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and evil.

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  • John 16:13-20
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    13But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. For he will not speak on his own authority, but will speak whatever he hears, and will tell you what is to come.

    14He will glorify me, because he will receive from me what is mine and will tell it to you.

    15Everything that the Father has is mine; that is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what is mine and will tell it to you.

    16In a little while you will see me no longer; again after a little while, you will see me.”

    17Then some of his disciples said to one another,“What is the meaning of what he is saying,‘In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will see me,’ and,‘because I am going to the Father’?”

    18So they kept on repeating,“What is the meaning of what he says,‘In a little while’? We do not understand what he is talking about.”

    19Jesus could see that they wanted to ask him about these things, so he said to them,“Are you asking each other about this– that I said,‘In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will see me’?

    20I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice; you will be sad, but your sadness will turn into joy.

  • John 16:3-8
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    3They will do these things because they have not known the Father or me.

    4But I have told you these things so that when their time comes, you will remember that I told you about them.“I did not tell you these things from the beginning because I was with you.

    5But now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking me,‘Where are you going?’

    6Instead your hearts are filled with sadness because I have said these things to you.

    7But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I am going away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you, but if I go, I will send him to you.

    8And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong concerning sin and righteousness and judgment–

  • John 14:25-26
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    25“I have spoken these things while staying with you.

    26But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and will cause you to remember everything I said to you.

  • John 8:26
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    26I have many things to say and to judge about you, but the Father who sent me is truthful, and the things I have heard from him I speak to the world.”

  • John 16:25-26
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    25“I have told you these things in obscure figures of speech; a time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in obscure figures, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

    26At that time you will ask in my name, and I do not say that I will ask the Father on your behalf.

  • John 16:10-11
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    10concerning righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer;

    11and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.

  • John 14:16-20
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    16Then I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you forever–

    17the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it does not see him or know him. But you know him, because he resides with you and will be in you.

    18“I will not abandon you as orphans, I will come to you.

    19In a little while the world will not see me any longer, but you will see me; because I live, you will live too.

    20You will know at that time that I am in my Father and you are in me and I am in you.

  • John 13:33
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    33Children, I am still with you for a little while. You will look for me, and just as I said to the Jewish religious leaders,‘Where I am going you cannot come,’ now I tell you the same.

  • John 14:28-30
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    28You heard me say to you,‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I am.

    29I have told you now before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe.

    30I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,

  • John 3:11-12
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    11I tell you the solemn truth, we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony.

    12If I have told you people about earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

  • John 16:22
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    22So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

  • John 15:26-27
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    26When the Advocate comes, whom I will send you from the Father– the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father– he will testify about me,

    27and you also will testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.

  • John 16:1
    71%

    1“I have told you all these things so that you will not fall away.

  • John 13:36
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    36Simon Peter said to him,“Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied,“Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.”

  • Luke 12:12
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    12for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you must say.”

  • John 8:21-22
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    21Where Jesus Came From and Where He is Going Then Jesus said to them again,“I am going away, and you will look for me but will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come.”

    22So the Jewish leaders began to say,“Perhaps he is going to kill himself, because he says,‘Where I am going you cannot come.’”

  • John 7:34
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    34You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come.”

  • John 16:32-33
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    32Look, a time is coming– and has come– when you will be scattered, each one to his own home, and I will be left alone. Yet I am not alone, because my Father is with me.

    33I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage– I have conquered the world.”

  • John 17:13
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    13But now I am coming to you, and I am saying these things in the world, so they may experience my joy completed in themselves.

  • 1 Cor 3:2
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    2I fed you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready. In fact, you are still not ready,

  • John 6:60
    69%

    60Then many of his disciples, when they heard these things, said,“This is a difficult saying! Who can understand it?”

  • John 7:36
    69%

    36What did he mean by saying,‘You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come’?”

  • John 16:29
    68%

    29His disciples said,“Look, now you are speaking plainly and not in obscure figures of speech!

  • John 15:4
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    4Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me.

  • 3 John 1:13
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    13Conclusion I have many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink.