John 16:10 (WEB)

Passage

about righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you won’t see me any more;

Nearby Context

John 16:8 When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment;

John 16:9 about sin, because they don’t believe in me;

John 16:10 about righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you won’t see me any more;

John 16:11 about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.

John 16:12 “I have yet many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "about sin because they don t believe..." into verse 11's "about judgment because the prince of this...", so "righteousness" and "going" 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 "righteousness" and "going" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.