17:1-5 This prayer is the climax of all that Jesus said to his disciples that night. Throughout the gospel, he has been moving towards...

Throughout Lent, these daily blogs commented on the teaching in John 13-16 which Jesus gave to his disciples on the eve of his death....

16:33 Jesus’s final words to his disciples were of encouragement for he knows that they will recover and then serve him with true faith....

16:28-32 Jesus began his teaching to the disciples that night knowing “that he had come from God and was returning to God” (13:3) and...

16:23-27 A further reason for their joy after the resurrection is that they will then begin to experience the new prayer relationship...

16:21-22 The turning of their grief to joy (20) is illustrated by Jesus with a comparison with child birth (21). Just as the joy of a...

16:16-20 Jesus’s imminent departure has been a recurring emphasis that evening, causing the disciples much anxiety, uncertainty and grief...

16:14-15 Jesus continues to explain to the disciples the way that the Holy Spirit will carry out his work. In particular, everything he...

16:12-13 This is the last of the five sections about the Holy Spirit which Jesus spoke that night (12-15). In the four previous passages,...

16:10-11 This is the only place in John’s gospel where the word righteousness is used, and it stands in contrast to sin in the previous...