John 16:7
“Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 John 16:7 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him unto you.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Yet I am only telling you the truth; it is for your good that I should go away. For otherwise the helper will never come to you, but, if I leave you, I will send him to you.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Doch ich sage euch die Wahrheit: Es ist euch nützlich, daß ich weggehe, denn wenn ich nicht weggehe, wird der Sachwalter nicht zu euch kommen; wenn ich aber hingehe, werde ich ihn zu euch senden.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Empero yo os digo la verdad: Os es necesario que yo vaya: porque si yo no fuese, el Consolador no vendría á vosotros; mas si yo fuere, os le enviaré.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas vos digo a verdade, que vos convém que eu vá; porque se eu não for, o Consolador não virá a vós; porém se eu for, eu o enviarei a vós.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Contudo, Eu vos digo a verdade: é melhor para vós que Eu vá; pois se Eu não for, o Consolador não virá a vós; mas se Eu for, O enviarei a vós.
📖 John 16:7 in Context
5But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
6But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
7Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
8And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
9Of sin, because they believe not on me;
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