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John 16:27

What does John 16:27 mean?

A plain-English look at John 16:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What John 16:27 means

Jesus grounds their confidence in the Father’s direct love. The Father Himself loves them because they have loved Jesus and believed that He came from the Father. Their affection for the Son and faith in His divine mission are evidence of a relationship already established. This is not earning love but entering into it by receiving the One the Father sent. The Father’s love, therefore, is personal and particular toward those united to Christ. This assurance solidifies prayer’s boldness: when they come in Jesus’ name, they are welcomed by a Father who already cherishes them. Faith in Jesus’ origin is the doorway into this intimate communion.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

For the Father himself gives his love to you, because you have given your love to me and have had faith that I came from God.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

for the Father himself doth love you, because me ye have loved, and ye have believed that I from God came forth;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

For the Father himself loveth you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came out from God.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

for the Father himself has affection for you, because ye have had affection for me, and have believed that I came out fromGod.

Context

This verse explains why Jesus says He does not need to plead with the Father for them: the Father already loves them. It connects love for Jesus and belief in His origin with the Father’s affection. The next verse summarizes Jesus’ entire mission—coming from the Father into the world and returning to the Father—tying together the themes of origin, mission, and departure that ground their confidence.

v.26In that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you;

v.27This passage

v.28I came out from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go unto the Father.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Corinthians 16:22

    If any man loveth not the Lord, let him be anathema. Maranatha.

  • John 14:21

    He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself unto him.

  • John 17:25

    O righteous Father, the world knew thee not, but I knew thee; and these knew that thou didst send me;

  • 1 Peter 1:8

    whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

  • Revelation 3:9

    Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

  • John 16:30

    Now know we that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

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