John 16:10 (DRB)

Passage

And of justice: because I go to the Father: and you shall see me no longer.

Nearby Context

John 16:8 And when he is come, he will convince the world of sin and of justice and of judgment.

John 16:9 Of sin: because they believed not in me.

John 16:10 And of justice: because I go to the Father: and you shall see me no longer.

John 16:11 And of judgment: because the prince of this world is already judged.

John 16:12 I have yet many things to say to you: but you cannot bear them now.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "justice", "father", "shall", and "longer". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "justice" and "father", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Of sin because they believed not in..." into verse 11's "And of judgment because the prince of...", so "justice" and "father" 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 "justice" and "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.