16:1 [] Tauta elalhsa proV esaV dia na mh skandalisqhte.

16:2 Qelousi saV kamei aposunagwgouV× malista ercetai wra, kaq' hn paV ostiV saV qanatwsh qelei nomisei oti prosferei latreian eiV ton Qeon.

16:3 Kai tauta qelousi saV kamei, dioti den egnwrisan ton Patera oude eme.

16:4 Alla tauta eipon proV esaV dia na enqumhsqe auta, otan elqh h wra, oti egw eipon proV esaV. Den eipon de tauta proV esaV ex archV, dioti hmhn meq' umwn.

16:5 Twra de upagw proV ton pemyanta me, kai oudeiV ex umwn me erwta× Pou upageiV;

16:6 All' epeidh elalhsa proV esaV tauta, h luph egemise thn kardian saV.

16:7 [] Egw omwV thn alhqeian saV legw× sumferei eiV esaV na apelqw egw. Dioti ean den apelqw, o ParaklhtoV den qelei elqei proV esaV× all' afou apelqw, qelw pemyei auton proV esaV×

16:8 kai elqwn ekeinoV qelei elegxei ton kosmon peri amartiaV kai peri dikaiosunhV kai peri krisewV×

16:9 peri amartiaV men, dioti den pisteuousin eiV eme×

16:10 peri dikaiosunhV de, dioti upagw proV ton Patera mou kai pleon den me blepete×

16:11 peri de krisewV, dioti o arcwn tou kosmou toutou ekriqh.

16:12 Eti polla ecw na eipw proV esaV, den dunasqe omwV twra na bastazhte auta.

16:13 Otan de elqh ekeinoV, to Pneuma thV alhqeiaV, qelei saV odhghsei eiV pasan thn alhqeian× dioti den qelei lalhsei af' eautou, all' osa an akoush qelei lalhsei, kai qelei saV anaggeilei ta mellonta.

16:14 EkeinoV qelei doxasei eme, dioti ek tou emou qelei labei kai anaggeilei proV esaV.

16:15 Panta osa ecei o Pathr, emou einai× dia touto eipon oti ek tou emou qelei labei kai anaggeilei proV esaV.

16:16 [] Oligon eti kai den me blepete, kai palin oligon kai qelete me idei, dioti egw upagw proV ton Patera.

16:17 Tote tineV ek twn maqhtwn autou eipon proV allhlouV× Ti einai touto, to opoion maV legei, Oligon kai den me blepete, kai palin oligon kai qelete me idei, kai, Oti egw upagw proV ton Patera;

16:18 Elegon loipon× Touto ti einai, to opoion legei to oligon; Den exeuromen ti lalei.

16:19 Enohse loipon o IhsouV oti hqelon na erwthswsin auton, kai eipe proV autouV× Peri toutou suzhteite met' allhlwn oti eipon, Oligon kai den me blepete, kai palin oligon kai qelete me idei;

16:20 AlhqwV, alhqwV saV legw oti seiV qelete klausei kai qrhnhsei, o de kosmoV qelei carh× kai seiV qelete luphqh, h luph saV omwV qelei metablhqh eiV caran.

16:21 H gunh otan genna, luphn ecei, dioti hlqen wra authV× afou omwV gennhsh to paidion, den enqumeitai pleon thn qliyin, dia thn caran oti egennhqh anqrwpoV eiV ton kosmon.

16:22 Kai seiV loipon twra men ecete luphn× palin omwV qelw saV idei, kai qelei carh h kardia saV, kai thn caran saV oudeiV afairei apo saV.

16:23 [] Kai en ekeinh th hmera den qelete zhthsei par' emou ouden. AlhqwV, alhqwV saV legw oti osa an aithshte para tou PatroV en tw onomati mou, qelei saV dwsei.

16:24 EwV twra den hthsate ouden en tw onomati mou× aiteite kai qelete lambanei, dia na hnai plhrhV h cara saV.

16:25 Tauta dia paroimiwn elalhsa proV esaV× all' ercetai wra, ote den qelw saV lalhsei pleon dia paroimiwn, alla parrhsia qelw saV anaggeilei peri tou PatroV.

16:26 En ekeinh th hmera qelete zhthsei en tw onomati mou× kai den saV legw oti egw qelw parakalesei ton Patera peri umwn×

16:27 dioti autoV o Pathr saV agapa, epeidh seiV hgaphsate eme kai episteusate oti egw para tou Qeou exhlqon.

16:28 [] Exhlqon para tou PatroV kai hlqon eiV ton kosmon× palin afinw ton kosmon kai upagw proV ton Patera.

16:29 Legousi proV auton oi maqhtai autou× Idou, twra parrhsia laleiV kai, oudemian paroimian legeiV.

16:30 Twra gnwrizomen oti exeureiV panta kai den eceiV creian na se erwta tiV. Ek toutou pisteuomen oti apo Qeou exhlqeV.

16:31 Apekriqh proV autouV o IhsouV× Twra pisteuete;

16:32 Idou, ercetai wra, kai hdh hlqe, na skorpisqhte ekastoV eiV ta idia kai na afhshte eme monon× alla den eimai monoV, dioti o Pathr einai met' emou.