Verse List for YHN 16:7

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Yeshua (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) But honestly it’s for your benefit that I will leave here, because if I don’t, then the assistant won’t be coming to you. But after I’ve gone, I’ll send him to you all.

OET-LV But I am _saying the truth to _you _all, it _is _benefitting for _you _all that I may _go _away.
For/Because if I _may_ not _go _away, the advocate he_˓will˒_ not _be _coming to you _all, but if I _may _be _gone, I _will _be _sending him to you _all.

ULT But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I would go away. For if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

UST Nevertheless, I now tell you true information: It is better for you that I leave than that I stay. This is true because if I do not leave, then the one who will help you will not come to you. However, If I go away, then I will send him to you.

BSB But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate[fn] will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

MSB But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate[fn] will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

BLB But I tell you the truth, it is profitable for you that I should go away; for unless I go away the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

AICNT “But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate[fn] will not come to you. [But if I go, I will send it[fn] to you.][fn]

OEB Yet I am only telling you the truth; it is for your good that I should go away. For otherwise the helper will never come to you, but, if I leave you, I will send him to you.

WEBBE & WMBB Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I don’t go away, the Counsellor won’t come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

NET But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I am going away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you, but if I go, I will send him to you.

LSV But I tell you the truth; it is better for you that I go away, for if I may not go away, the Comforter will not come to you, and if I go on, I will send Him to you;

FBV But I'm telling you the truth: it's better for you that I go away, for if I don't the Comforter won't come to you. If I go away, I will send him to you.

TCNT But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will [fn]not come to you. But if I do go, I will send him to you.

T4T But the truth is that it is good for you that I am going away, because if I do not go away, the Holy Spirit, who will ◄encourage/be like a legal counsel for► you will not come to you. But when I go, I will send him to you.

LEB But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

BBE But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

Moff Yet--I am telling you the truth--my going is for your good. If I do not depart, the Helper will not come to you; whereas if I go, I will send him to you.

Wymth "Yet it is the truth that I am telling you—it is to your advantage that I go away. For unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

ASV Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him unto you.

DRA But I tell you the truth: it is expedient to you that I go: for if I go not, the Paraclete will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

YLT 'But I tell you the truth; it is better for you that I go away, for if I may not go away, the Comforter will not come unto you, and if I go on, I will send Him unto you;

Drby But I say the truth to you, It is profitable for you that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I go I will send him to you.

RV Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him unto you.

SLT But I say the truth to you; it is profitable to you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Intercessor shall not come to you; and if I go, I will send him to you.

Wbstr Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I depart; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send him to you.

KJB-1769 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

KJB-1611 Neuerthelesse; I tell you the trueth, it is expedient for you that I goe away: for if I goe not away, the Comforter will not come vnto you: but if I depart, I will send him vnto you.
(Neverthelesse; I tell you the truth, it is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you: but if I depart, I will send him unto you.)

Bshps Neuerthelesse, I tell you the trueth, it is expedient for you that I go away. For yf I go not away, that comforter wyll not come vnto you: But yf I depart, I wyll sende hym vnto you.
(Nevertheless, I tell you the truth, it is expedient for you that I go away. For if I go not away, that comforter will not come unto you: But if I depart, I will send him unto you.)

Gnva Yet I tell you the trueth, It is expedient for you that I goe away: for if I goe not away, that Comforter will not come vnto you: but if I depart, I will send him vnto you.
(Yet I tell you the truth, It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, that Comforter will not come unto you: but if I depart, I will send him unto you.)

Cvdl Neuertheles I tell you the trueth, It is better for you yt I go awaye: For yf I go not awaye that comforter commeth not vnto you: but yf I departe, I wil sende hi vnto you.
(Nevertheless I tell you the truth, It is better for you it I go away: For if I go not away that comforter cometh/comes not unto you: but if I depart, I will send hi unto you.)

TNT Neverthelesse I tell you the trueth it is expedient for you that I goo awaye. For yf I goo not awaye that comforter will not come vnto you. But yf I departe I will sende him vnto you.
(Nevertheless I tell you the truth it is expedient for you that I go away. For if I go not away that comforter will not come unto you. But if I depart I will send him unto you.)

Wycl But Y seie to you treuthe, it spedith to you, that Y go; for if Y go not forth, the coumfortour schal not come to you; but if Y go forth, Y schal sende hym to you.
(But I say to you truth, it benefits to you, that I go; for if I go not forth, the comforter shall not come to you; but if I go forth, I shall send him to you.)

Luth Aber ich sage euch die Wahrheit: Es ist euch gut, daß ich hingehe. Denn so ich nicht hingehe, so kommt der Tröster nicht zu euch; so ich aber gehe, will ich ihn zu euch senden.
(But I said you the truth: It is you good, that I go_there. Because so I not go_there, so comes the/of_the comforter not to/for you; so I but go, will I him/it to/for you send.)

ClVg Sed ego veritatem dico vobis: expedit vobis ut ego vadam: si enim non abiero, Paraclitus non veniet ad vos; si autem abiero, mittam eum ad vos.[fn]
(But I the_truth I_mean/say to_you(pl): it’s_convenient to_you(pl) as I I_will_go: when/but_if because not/no abiero, Paraclitus not/no will_come to you(pl); when/but_if however abiero, I_will_send him to you(pl).)

SR-GNT Ἀλλʼ ἐγὼ τὴν ἀλήθειαν λέγω ὑμῖν, συμφέρει ὑμῖν ἵνα ἐγὼ ἀπέλθω. Ἐὰν γὰρ μὴ ἀπέλθω, ὁ Παράκλητος οὐκ ἐλεύσεται πρὸς ὑμᾶς· ἐὰν δὲ πορευθῶ, πέμψω αὐτὸν πρὸς ὑμᾶς. ‡

UGNT ἀλλ’ ἐγὼ τὴν ἀλήθειαν λέγω ὑμῖν, συμφέρει ὑμῖν ἵνα ἐγὼ ἀπέλθω. ἐὰν γὰρ μὴ ἀπέλθω, ὁ Παράκλητος οὐκ ἐλεύσεται πρὸς ὑμᾶς; ἐὰν δὲ πορευθῶ, πέμψω αὐτὸν πρὸς ὑμᾶς.

SBL-GNT ἀλλʼ ἐγὼ τὴν ἀλήθειαν λέγω ὑμῖν, συμφέρει ὑμῖν ἵνα ἐγὼ ἀπέλθω. ἐὰν ⸀γὰρ μὴ ἀπέλθω, ὁ παράκλητος ⸂οὐ μὴ ἔλθῃ⸃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς· ἐὰν δὲ πορευθῶ, πέμψω αὐτὸν πρὸς ὑμᾶς.

RP-GNT Ἀλλ' ἐγὼ τὴν ἀλήθειαν λέγω ὑμῖν· συμφέρει ὑμῖν ἵνα ἐγὼ ἀπέλθω· ἐὰν γὰρ ἐγὼ μὴ ἀπέλθω, ὁ παράκλητος οὐκ ἐλεύσεται πρὸς ὑμᾶς· ἐὰν δὲ πορευθῶ, πέμψω αὐτὸν πρὸς ὑμᾶς.

TC-GNT ἀλλ᾽ ἐγὼ τὴν ἀλήθειαν λέγω ὑμῖν· συμφέρει ὑμῖν ἵνα ἐγὼ ἀπέλθω· ἐὰν γὰρ [fn]ἐγὼ μὴ ἀπέλθω, ὁ παράκλητος [fn]οὐκ ἐλεύσεται πρὸς ὑμᾶς· ἐὰν δὲ πορευθῶ, πέμψω αὐτὸν πρὸς ὑμᾶς.