John 16 Bible Study Questions

John 16:1-7 Bible Study Questions

What did Jesus mean by "put you out of the synagogues" (John 16:2)?

What else does Jesus say will happen to them in John 16:2?

Is that what really happened to them?

Is it true that those who did it to them thought that they were offering "God service" (John 16:2)?

Why?

In what sense will the killers have "not known" (John 16:3) God the Father or Jesus?

Will any of this catch Jesus off-guard?

Why would "sorrow" have "filled" (John 16:6) the disciples' hearts?

Who is the "Helper" (John 16:7) Jesus will send after His departure?

By "Helper," is Jesus calling the Him His assistant or someone who will help the disciples?

How is it to the disciples' "advantage" (John 16:7) that Jesus goes away and the Helper comes?

Has the Helper taken up residence inside you?

Answers: bibleversestudy.com/johngospel/john16-commentary.htm

John 16:8-12 Bible Study Questions

What impact will the Holy Spirit have on the world?

How will the Holy Spirit convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment?

What did Jesus mean by convicting the world "of sin, because they do not believe in Me" (John 16:9)?

How about, "of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more" (John 16:10)?

And how about convicting the world "of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged" (John 16:11)?

Why can't they "bear" the "many things" that Jesus still had "to say" (John 16:12) to them?

Answers: bibleversestudy.com/johngospel/john16-convict-the-world-of-sin.htm

John 16:13-15 Bible Study Questions

Who is "the Spirit of truth"?

What will the Spirit of truth tell the disciples?

What will Jesus tell the Spirit of truth?

Whom will the Holy Spirit glorify?

Will Jesus glorify the Holy Spirit?

Until when did the Holy Spirit speak the "many things" (John 16:12) that Jesus wanted to tell the apostles (see Revelation 22)?

Does the Holy Spirit still speak today?

Answers: bibleversestudy.com/johngospel/john16-spirit-of-truth.htm

John 16:16-23 Bible Study Questions

What did Jesus mean in John 16:16?

What will the disciples do at that point?

What will happen upon His resurrection?

A woman's "labor" (John 16:21) gives birth to a new life. What does Jesus’ death on the cross accomplish?

Why does Jesus refer to the "sorrow" (John 16:21) of a woman in labor?

What doesn't Jesus mention?

Why?

Why will "no one... take" (John 16:22) the joy of Jesus' resurrection from His disciples?

What about the men who tell people to live their "best life now"?

To what "day" (John 16:23) is Jesus referring?

Why must Christians "ask the Father" in Jesus' "name"?

Will God the Father really give us "whatever" (John 16:23) we ask in Jesus' name?

Answers: bibleversestudy.com/johngospel/john16-a-little-while.htm

John 16:24-27 Bible Study Questions

Why didn't Jesus' qualify, "Ask, and you shall receive" with conditions?

Why do some preach today, 'Ask, and you shall receive earthly riches'?

What happens to people who believe that?

What happens to the preacher who preaches that?

When will Jesus "no longer speak to" them "in figurative language, but... plainly" (John 16:25)?

To whom does Jesus instruct prayers to be directed?

Is the right to pray directly to Him given only to the eleven apostles or church leaders today?

What about praying to dead Christians or Biblical figures like Mary and asking them to pray for us?

Answers: bibleversestudy.com/johngospel/john16-ask-and-you-shall-receive.htm

John 16:28-33 Bible Study Questions

What does Jesus mean by, "Again, I leave the world and go to the Father" (John 16:28)?

Do the disciples already understand things even before the Holy Spirit comes to them as Jesus promised?

Doesn't Jesus say in John 16:31 that they do believe?

What does "the world" (John 16:33) have in store for Jesus' followers?

How are Christians to deal with it?

Answers: bibleversestudy.com/johngospel/john16-leave-the-world.htm