John 16:27 (GNV)

Passage

For the Father himselfe loueth you, because ye haue loued me, and haue beleeued that I came out from God.

Nearby Context

John 16:25 These things haue I spoken vnto you in parables: but the time will come, when I shall no more speake to you in parables: but I shall shew you plainely of the Father.

John 16:26 At that day shall ye aske in my Name, and I say not vnto you, that I will pray vnto the Father for you:

John 16:27 For the Father himselfe loueth you, because ye haue loued me, and haue beleeued that I came out from God.

John 16:28 I am come out from the Father, and came into the worlde: againe I leaue the worlde, and goe to the Father.

John 16:29 His disciples saide vnto him, Loe, nowe speakest thou plainely, and thou speakest no parable.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "father", "himselfe", "loueth", "haue", "loued", "beleeued", and "came". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "father" and "himselfe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "At that day shall ye aske in..." into verse 28's "I am come out from the Father...", so "father" and "himselfe" 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 "father" and "himselfe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.