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John 16
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Commentary on The Gospel According to St. John, Chapter 16:
As Jesus’ last words to the disciples continue, He reveals hardships but also offers support. Jesus repeats the topics of His own departure, the coming of the Spirit to serve as a Counselor to the disciples, and how glory will come to Jesus. Jesus admits the disciples will face death, sorrow, and tribulation while they are in the world, but He also points out they will have joy, answered prayers, and peace.
The Gospel According to St. John, Chapter 16:
1 “I have said all this to you to keep you from falling away. 2 They will put you out of the synagogues; indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. 3 And they will do this because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told you of them.
The Work of the Spirit
“I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. 5 But now I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convince the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more; 11 of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
12 “I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
Sorrow Will Turn into Joy
16 “A little while, and you will see me no more; again a little while, and you will see me.” 17 Some of his disciples said to one another, “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, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We do not know what he means.” 19 Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him; so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’? 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. 21 When a woman is in labor, she has pain, because her hour has come; but when she is delivered of the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a child is born into the world. 22 So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. 23 In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father, he will give it to you in my name. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
Peace for the Disciples
25 “I have said this to you in figures; the hour is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in figures but tell you plainly of the Father. 26 In that day you will ask in my name; and I do not say to you that I shall ask the Father for you; 27 for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from the Father. 28 I came from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”
29 His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure! 30 Now we know that you know all things, and need none to question you; by this we believe that you came from God.” 31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32 The hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, every man to his home, and will leave me alone; yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. 33 I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
*Daily Lectio Divina Question:
"...have peace in me...take courage...I have conquered the world." (v 33) Are the Lord's words comforting to you in this discourse or are there other emotions surfacing in this reading for you?
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Juan 16
1 »Os he dicho todo esto para que no
os escandalicéis. 2 Os expulsarán de
las sinagogas; más aún: llega la hora en la
que todo el que os dé muerte pensará que
hace un servicio a Dios.
3 Y esto os lo harán porque no han
conocido a mi Padre, ni a mí. 4 Pero os
he dicho estas cosas para que cuando
llegue la hora os acordéis de que ya os
las había anunciado. No os las dije al
principio porque estaba con vosotros.
5 Ahora voy a quien me envió y ninguno
de vosotros me pregunta: «¿Adónde
vas?» 6 Pero porque os he dicho esto,
vuestro corazón se ha llenado de tristeza;
7 pero yo os digo la verdad: os conviene
que me vaya, porque si no me voy,
el Paráclito no vendrá a vosotros. En
cambio, si yo me voy, os lo enviaré. 8 Y
cuando venga Él, acusará al mundo de
pecado, de justicia y de juicio: 9 de pecado,
porque no creen en mí; 10 de justicia,
porque me voy al Padre y ya no me
veréis; 11 de juicio, porque el príncipe de
este mundo ya está juzgado.
12 »Todavía tengo que deciros muchas
cosas, pero no podéis sobrellevarlas
ahora. 13 Cuando venga Aquél, el Espíritu
de la verdad, os guiará hacia toda
la verdad, pues no hablará por sí mismo,
sino que dirá todo lo que oiga y os
anunciará lo que va a venir. 14 Él me glorificará
porque recibirá de lo mío y os lo
anunciará. 15 Todo lo que tiene el Padre
es mío. Por eso dije: «Recibe de lo mío y
os lo anunciará».
16 »Dentro de un poco ya no me veréis,
y dentro de otro poco me volveréis
a ver.
17 Sus discípulos se decían unos a
otros:
–¿Qué es esto que nos dice: «Dentro
de un poco no me veréis y dentro
de otro poco me volveréis a ver», y que
«voy al Padre»?
18 Y decían:
–¿Qué es esto que dice: «Dentro de
un poco»? No sabemos a qué se refiere.
19 Jesús conoció que se lo querían
preguntar y les dijo:
–Intentáis averiguar entre vosotros
lo que he dicho: «Dentro de un poco
no me veréis, y dentro de otro poco me
volveréis a ver». 20 En verdad, en verdad
os digo que lloraréis y os lamentaréis, y
en cambio el mundo se alegrará; vosotros
estaréis tristes, pero vuestra tristeza
se convertirá en alegría. 21 La mujer,
cuando va a dar a luz, está triste porque
ha llegado su hora, pero una vez que
ha dado a luz un niño, ya no se acuerda
del sufrimiento por la alegría de
que ha nacido un hombre en el mundo.
22 Así pues, también vosotros ahora
os entristecéis, pero os volveré a ver y se
os alegrará el corazón, y nadie os quitará
vuestra alegría. 23 Ese día no me preguntaréis
nada. En verdad, en verdad
os digo: si le pedís al Padre algo en mi
nombre, os lo concederá. 24 Hasta ahora
no habéis pedido nada en mi nombre;
pedid y recibiréis, para que vuestra alegría
sea completa.
25 »Os he dicho todo esto con comparaciones.
Llega la hora en que ya no
hablaré con comparaciones, sino que
claramente os anunciaré las cosas acerca
del Padre. 26 Ese día pediréis en mi
nombre, y no os digo que yo rogaré al
Padre por vosotros, 27 ya que el Padre
mismo os ama, porque vosotros me habéis
amado y habéis creído que yo salí
de Dios. 28 Salí del Padre y vine al mundo;
de nuevo dejo el mundo y voy al Padre.
29 Le dicen sus discípulos:
–Ahora sí que hablas con claridad y
no usas ninguna comparación; 30 ahora
vemos que lo sabes todo, y no necesitas
que nadie te pregunte; por eso creemos
que has salido de Dios.
31 –¿Ahora creéis? –les dijo Jesús–.
32 Mirad que llega la hora, y ya llegó, en
que os dispersaréis cada uno por su lado,
y me dejaréis solo, aunque no estoy solo
porque el Padre está conmigo. 33 Os he
dicho esto para que tengáis paz en mí.
En el mundo tendréis sufrimientos, pero
confiad: yo he vencido al mundo.
Pregunta de Lectio Divina del día de hoy
"...para que tengáis paz en mí...confiad: yo he vencido al mundo." (v 33) ¿Las palabras del Señor en este discurso te consuelan o hay algunas otras emociones surgiendo en tí en esta lectura?
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