16 “These things I have spoken to you, that you ashould not be made to stumble.  2 bThey will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming cthat whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.  3 And dthese things they will do 1to you because they have not known the Father nor Me.  4 But these things I have told you, that when 2the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them.

“And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

 5 “But now I ego away 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, fsorrow 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 gif I depart, I will send Him to you.  8 And when He has hcome, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:  9 iof sin, because they do not believe in Me;  10 jof righteousness, kbecause I go to My Father and you see Me no more;  11 lof judgment, because mthe ruler of this world is judged.

 12 “I still have many things to say to you, nbut you cannot bear them now.  13 However, when He, othe Spirit of truth, has come, pHe will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.  14 qHe will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.  15 rAll things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He 3will take of Mine and declare it to you.

 The Prediction of Christ’s Death and Resurrection

16 “A slittle while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, tbecause I go to the Father.”

 17 Then some of His disciples said among themselves, “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 go to the Father’?”  18 They said therefore, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not 4know what He is saying.”

 19 Now Jesus knew that they desired to ask Him, and He said to them, “Are you inquiring among yourselves about what I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’?  20 Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and ulament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into vjoy.  21 wA woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.  22 Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and xyour heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.

 23 “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. yMost assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you.  24 Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, zthat your joy may be afull.

 25 “These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but I will tell you bplainly about the Father.  26 In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you;  27 cfor the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and dhave believed that I came forth from God.  28 eI came forth from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father.”

 29 His disciples said to Him, “See, now You are speaking plainly, and using no figure of speech!  30 Now we are sure that fYou know all things, and have no need that anyone should question You. By this gwe believe that You came forth from God.”

 31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?  32 hIndeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, ieach to his 5own, and will leave Me alone. And jyet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.  33 These things I have spoken to you, that kin Me you may have peace. lIn the world you 6will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, mI have overcome the world.”

  Christ Prays for Himself

17 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, athe hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You,  2 bas You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He 1should give eternal life to as many cas You have given Him.  3 And dthis is eternal life, that they may know You, ethe only true God, and Jesus Christ fwhom You have sent.  4 gI have glorified You on the earth. hI have finished the work iwhich You have given Me to do.  5 And now, O Father, glorify Me together 2with Yourself, with the glory jwhich I had with You before the world was.

 Christ Prays for His Disciples

6 k“I have 3manifested Your name to the men lwhom You have given Me out of the world. mThey were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.  7 Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You.  8 For I have given to them the words nwhich You have given Me; and they have received them, oand have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that pYou sent Me.

 9 “I pray for them. qI do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours.  10 And all Mine are Yours, and rYours are Mine, and I am glorified in them.  11 sNow I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, tkeep 4through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one uas We are.  12 While I was with them 5in the world, vI kept them in 6Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and wnone of them is 7lost xexcept the son of 8perdition, ythat the Scripture might be fulfilled.  13 But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves.  14 I have given them Your word; zand the world has hated them because they are not of the world, ajust as I am not of the world.  15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but bthat You should keep them from the evil one.  16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.  17 cSanctify 9them by Your truth. dYour word is truth.  18 eAs You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.  19 And ffor their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.

 Christ Prays for All Believers

20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who 1will believe in Me through their word;  21 gthat they all may be one, as hYou, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.  22 And the iglory which You gave Me I have given them, jthat they may be one just as We are one:  23 I in them, and You in Me; kthat they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.

 24 l“Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; mfor You loved Me before the foundation of the world.  25 O righteous Father! nThe world has not known You, but oI have known You; and pthese have known that You sent Me.  26 qAnd I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love rwith which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”

  The Arrest of Christ

Matt. 26:47–56; Mark 14:43–52; Luke 22:47–53

18 When Jesus had spoken these words, aHe went out with His disciples over bthe Brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which He and His disciples entered.  2 And Judas, who betrayed Him, also knew the place; cfor Jesus often met there with His disciples.  3 dThen Judas, having received a detachment of troops, and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.  4 Jesus therefore, eknowing all things that would come upon Him, went forward and said to them, “Whom are you seeking?”

 5 They answered Him, f“Jesus 1of Nazareth.”

Jesus said to them, “I am He.” And Judas, who gbetrayed Him, also stood with them.  6 Now when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

 7 Then He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?”

And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.”

 8 Jesus answered, “I have told you that I am He. Therefore, if you seek Me, let these go their way,”  9 that the saying might be fulfilled which He spoke, h“Of those whom You gave Me I have lost none.”

 10 iThen Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.

 11 So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink jthe cup which My Father has given Me?”

 First Jewish Trial Before Annas

Matt. 26:69, 70; Mark 14:66–68; Luke 22:55–57

12 Then the detachment of troops and the captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him.  13 And kthey led Him away to lAnnas first, for he was the father-in-law of mCaiaphas who was high priest that year.  14 nNow it was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was 2expedient that one man should die for the people.

 15 oAnd Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did panother 3disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.  16 qBut Peter stood at the door outside. Then the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to her who kept the door, and brought Peter in.  17 Then the servant girl who kept the door said to Peter, “You are not also one of this Man’s disciples, are you?”

He said, “I am rnot.”

 18 Now the servants and officers who had made a fire of coals stood there, for it was cold, and they warmed themselves. And Peter stood with them and warmed himself.

 19 The high priest then asked Jesus about His disciples and His doctrine.

 20 Jesus answered him, s“I spoke openly to the world. I always taught tin synagogues and uin the temple, where 4the Jews always meet, and in secret I have said nothing.  21 Why do you ask Me? Ask vthose who have heard Me what I said to them. Indeed they know what I said.”

 22 And when He had said these things, one of the officers who stood by wstruck 5Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, “Do You answer the high priest like that?”

 23 Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why do you strike Me?”

 Second Jewish Trial Before Caiaphas

Matt. 26:57–68, 73–75; Mark 14:53–65, 70–72; Luke 22:59–65

24 xThen Annas sent Him bound to yCaiaphas the high priest.

 25 Now Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. zTherefore they said to him, “You are not also one of His disciples, are you?”

He denied it and said, “I am not!”

 26 One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of him whose ear Peter cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the garden with Him?”  27 Peter then denied again; and aimmediately a rooster crowed.

 First Roman Trial Before Pilate

Matt. 27:2, 11–14; Mark 15:1–5; Luke 23:1–5

28 bThen they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. cBut they themselves did not go into the 6Praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover.  29 dPilate then went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?”

 30 They answered and said to him, “If He were not 7an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him up to you.”

 31 Then Pilate said to them, “You take Him and judge Him according to your law.”

Therefore the Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,”  32 ethat the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled which He spoke, fsignifying by what death He would die.

 33 gThen Pilate entered the 8Praetorium again, called Jesus, and said to Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

 34 Jesus answered him, “Are you speaking for yourself about this, or did others tell you this concerning Me?”

 35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered You to me. What have You done?”

 36 hJesus answered, i“My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.”

 37 Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?”

Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, jthat I should bear kwitness to the truth. Everyone who lis of the truth mhears My voice.”

 38 Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, n“I find no fault in Him at all.

 Second Roman Trial Before Pilate

Matt. 27:15–31; Mark 15:6–20; Luke 23:13–25

39 o“But you have a custom that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Do you therefore want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”

 40 pThen they all cried again, saying, “Not this Man, but Barabbas!” qNow Barabbas was a robber.