# John 16.30

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">I came out from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go unto the Father.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">His disciples say, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no dark saying.</span>
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> **30. <span class="rl-speech">Now know we that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.</span>**
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> 31. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">Do ye now believe?</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.</span> (John 16:28-32, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">I came from the Father, and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.”</span> 29. His disciples said to him, “Behold, now you speak plainly, and speak no figures of speech.
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> **30. Now we know that you know all things, and don’t need for anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came from God.”**
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> 31. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">“Do you now believe?</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">Behold, the time is coming, yes, and has now come, that you will be scattered, everyone to his own place, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.</span> (John 16:28-32, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.</span> 29. His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. <sup>proverb: or, parable</sup>
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> **30. Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.**
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> 31. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">Do ye now believe?</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. <sup>his own: or, his own home</sup></span> (John 16:28-32, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">I came forth from the Father, and have come to the world; again I leave the world, and go on unto the Father.'</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">His disciples say to him, 'Lo, now freely thou dost speak, and no similitude speakest thou;</span>
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> **30. <span class="rl-speech">now we have known that thou hast known all things, and hast no need that any one do question thee; in this we believe that from God thou didst come forth.'</span>**
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> 31. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">'Now do ye believe? lo, there doth come an hour,</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">and now it hath come, that ye may be scattered, each to his own things, and me ye may leave alone, and I am not alone, because the Father is with me;</span> (John 16:28-32, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** John the Apostle (traditionally) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** later Christian audience (high-Christological emphasis; against early gnosticism)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); possibly Ephesus (composition)
- **Time period:** events c. 26-33 AD (3-Passover chronology); composed c. AD 85-95

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G2316 - theos](/codex/g2316-theos/), *theos* (Strong's G2316). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.23](/codex/matthew-1-23/), [Matthew 3.16](/codex/matthew-3-16/), [Matthew 5.9](/codex/matthew-5-9/).
- [G3956 - pas](/codex/g3956-pas/), *pas* (Strong's G3956). Also appears in: [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Matthew 2.1-6](/codex/matthew-2-1-6/), [Matthew 2.16](/codex/matthew-2-16/).
- [G4100 - pisteuo](/codex/g4100-pisteuo/), *pisteuo* (Strong's G4100). Also appears in: [Matthew 18.6](/codex/matthew-18-6/), [Mark 15](/codex/mark-15/), [Mark 16.16-18](/codex/mark-16-16-18/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Unitarian Oneness Binitarian Objection Defeater](/codex/unitarian-oneness-binitarian-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Christ Was Made (Misread Proof-Texts)](/codex/christ-was-made-misread-proof-texts/)
- [Christian Muslim Defender](/codex/christian-muslim-defender/)
- [Christianity](/codex/christianity/)
- [Christology](/codex/christology/)
- [Christs Deity](/codex/christs-deity/)
- [Dawah to Muslims](/codex/dawah-to-muslims/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 16.1-33](/codex/john-16-1-33/)
- [Lesson 2.4, Christology in One Lesson](/codex/lesson-2-4-christology-in-one-lesson/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G4100 - pisteuo](/codex/g4100-pisteuo/)

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