9. He will prove to them about sin, because they don’t believe in me.
10. He will prove to them that I am right with God, because I am going to the Father. You will not see me anymore.
11. And the Helper will prove to them the truth about judgment, because the ruler of this world is already judged.
12. “I have many more things to say to you, but they are too much for you now.
13. But when the Spirit of truth comes he will lead you into all truth. He will not speak his own words. He will speak only what he hears and will tell you what is to come.
14. The Spirit of truth will bring glory to me. He will take what I have to say and tell it to you.
15. All that the Father has is mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take what I have to say and tell it to you.
16. “After a little while you will not see me. And then after a little while you will see me again.”
17. Some of the followers said to each other, “What does Jesus mean when he says, ‘After a little while you will not see me, and then after a little while you will see me again’? And what does he mean when he says, ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”
18. They also asked, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand what he is saying.”
19. Jesus saw that the followers wanted to ask him about this. So Jesus said to the followers, “Are you asking each other what I meant when I said, ‘After a little while you will not see me. And then after a little while you will see me again’?