💫WEB · John 16:31
What does John 16:31 mean?
"Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?"
— John 16:31 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
I came from the Father, and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.”
His disciples said to him, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly, and using no figures of speech.
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.”
Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?
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.
I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”
Explanation
John 16:31 comes at a pivotal moment near the end of Jesus's final conversation with his disciples before his
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