John 16:2-13 (Gospel)
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- They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.
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- And these things they will do to you because they have not known the Father nor Me.
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- But these things I have told you, that when the 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.
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- But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’
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- But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.
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- 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 depart, I will send Him to you.
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- And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
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- of sin, because they do not believe in Me;
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- of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more;
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- of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
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- I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
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- However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He 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.