John 16:15 (ASV)

Passage

All things whatsoever the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he taketh of mine, and shall declare [it] unto you.

Nearby Context

John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, [these] shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come.

John 16:14 He shall glorify me: for he shall take of mine, and shall declare [it] unto you.

John 16:15 All things whatsoever the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he taketh of mine, and shall declare [it] unto you.

John 16:16 A little while, and ye behold me no more; and again a little while, and ye shall see me.

John 16:17 [Some] of his disciples therefore said one to another, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye behold me not; and again a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "whatsoever", "father", "hath", "mine", "therefore", "said", and "taketh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "whatsoever", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "He shall glorify me for he shall..." into verse 16's "A little while and ye behold me...", so "all things" and "whatsoever" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "whatsoever" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.