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because they do not know the one who sent me.q 22If I had not come and spoken* to them, they would have no sin; but as it is they have
r 23 s 24 no excuse for their sin. Whoever hates me also hates my Father. If
I had not done works among them that no one else ever did, they would not have sin; but as it is, they have seen and hated both me and my Father.t 25But in order that the word written in their law* might be ful lled, ‘They hated me without cause.’u
26“When the Advocate comes whom I will send* you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me.v 27And you also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.w
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1“I have told you this so that you may
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the synagogues; in fact, the hour* is coming
when everyone who kills you will think he is
o ering worship to God.a 3They will do this
because they have not known either the
Father or me.b 4I have told you this so that
when their hour comes you may remember
that I told you.c
Jesus’ Departure; Coming of the Advocate.* “I did not tell you this from the beginning, because I was with you. 5But now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one of you asks me,* ‘Where are you going?’d 6But because I told you this, grief has lled your hearts. 7But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go. For if I do not go, the Advocate will not come to you.e But if I go, I will send him to you. 8* And when he comes he will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and condemnation: 9sin, because they do not believe in me;f 10righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see me; 11condemnation, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.g
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12“I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. 13* But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth.h He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will
15:16
The mystery of the call
to discipleship is clearly expressed in these words of Jesus: “It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you.” To be a disciple is to choose Jesus—and to recognize, with joy, that we have been chosen.
16:7
The Holy Spirit is given as an advocate, a defense attorney for each believer. The Spirit leads us into the truth, not all at once, but gradually, when we are ready to “bear it” (16:12). The Church teaches that the revelation of God
is complete, but that our understanding of God’s plan is not. “To bring about an ever deeper understanding of revelation the same Holy Spirit constantly brings
faith to completion by
His gifts” (Dei Verbum, 5). Faith must constantly seek understanding.
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q. [15:21] 8:19; 16:3.
r. [15:22] 8:21, 24; 9:41.
s. [15:23] 5:23; Lk 10:16; 1 Jn 2:23.
t. [15:24] 3:2; 9:32; Dt 4:32–33.
u. [15:25] Ps 35:19; 69:4.
v. [15:26] 14:16, 26; Mt 10:19–20.
w. [15:27] Lk 1:2; Acts 1:8.
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a. [16:2] 9:22; 12:42; Mt 10:17; Lk 21:12; Acts 26:11.
b. [16:3] 15:21.
c. [16:4] 13:19; 14:29.
d. [16:5] 7:33; 13:36; 14:5.
e. [16:7] 7:39; 14:16–17, 26; 15:26.
f. [16:9] 8:21–24; 15:22.
g. [16:11] 12:31.
h. [16:13] 14:17, 26; 15:26; Ps 25:5; 143:10;
1 Jn 2:27; Rev 7:17.
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* [15:22, 24] Jesus’ words (spoken) and deeds (works) are the great motives of credibility. They have seen and hated: probably means that they have seen his works and still have hated; but the Greek can be read: “have seen both me and my Father and still have hated both me and my Father.” Works. . .that no one else ever did: so Yahweh in Dt 4:32–33.
* [15:25] In their law: law is here used as a larger concept than the Pentateuch, for the reference is to Ps 35:19 or Ps 69:5. See notes on Jn 10:34; 12:34. Their law re ects the argument of the church with the synagogue.
* [15:26] Whom I will send: in Jn 14:16, 26, the Paraclete is to be sent by the Father, at the request of Jesus. Here the Spirit comes from both Jesus and the Father in mission; there is no reference here to the eternal procession of the Spirit.
* [16:2] Hour: of persecution, not Jesus’“hour” (see note on Jn 2:4).
* [16:4b–33] A duplicate of Jn 14:1–31 on departure and return.
* [16:5] Not one of you asks me: the di culty of reconciling this with Simon Peter’s
question in Jn 13:36 and Thomas’ words in Jn 14:5 strengthens the supposition that the
last discourse has been made up of several collections of Johannine material.
* [16:8–11] These verses illustrate the forensic character of the Paraclete’s role: in the forum of the disciples’ conscience he prosecutes the world. He leads believers to see (a) that the basic sin was and is refusal to believe in Jesus; (b) that, although Jesus was found guilty and apparently died in disgrace, in reality righteousness has triumphed, for Jesus has returned to his Father; (c) nally, that it is the ruler of this world, Satan, who has been condemned
through Jesus’ death (Jn 12:32).
* [16:13] Declare to you the things that are coming: not a reference to new predictions
about the future, but interpretation of what has already occurred or been said.