Welcome to the John 16 Quiz — a powerful chapter where Jesus prepares His disciples for the trials ahead. This is where Jesus speaks openly about persecution, sorrow, and the coming of the Holy Spirit — the Comforter, who will guide into all truth. He also delivers one of the most comforting promises in the Bible: “In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
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John 16 Quiz Questions and Answers
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Answer 1: B — Jesus said He told them these things so they wouldn’t be offended.
KJV Reference: John 16:1 — “These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.”
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Answer 2: C — He warned them they would be put out of the synagogues.
KJV Reference: John 16:2 — “They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.”
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Answer 3: A — They will think they are doing God service.
KJV Reference: John 16:2 — “Yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.”
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Answer 4: C — They persecute because they don’t know the Father or Jesus.
KJV Reference: John 16:3 — “And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.”
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Answer 5: C — Because He was with them.
KJV Reference: John 16:4 — “But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.”
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Answer 6: B — Jesus said He would send the Comforter.
KJV Reference: John 16:7 — “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.”
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Answer 7: D — Jesus said none of them asked, “Whither goest thou?”
KJV Reference: John 16:5 — “But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?”
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Answer 8: C — The Comforter will convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment.
KJV Reference: John 16:8 — “And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.”
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Answer 9: B — The Father loves them because they loved Jesus and believed He came from God.
KJV Reference: John 16:27 — “For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.”
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Answer 10: C — “Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more.”
KJV Reference: John 16:10 — “Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more.”
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Answer 11: C — The Comforter will reprove the world of judgment because the prince of this world is judged.
KJV Reference: John 16:11 — “Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.”
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Answer 12: B — “But ye cannot bear them now.”
KJV Reference: John 16:12 — “I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.”
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Answer 13: C — The Spirit of truth will guide you into all truth.
KJV Reference: John 16:13 — “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”
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Answer 14: B — The Spirit will speak whatever He hears.
KJV Reference: John 16:13 — “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”
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Answer 15: A — The Spirit will show the disciples things to come.
KJV Reference: John 16:13 — “And he will shew you things to come.”
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Answer 16: C — The Spirit will glorify Jesus.
KJV Reference: John 16:14 — “He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.”
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Answer 17: B — Jesus promised that their sorrow shall be turned into joy.
KJV Reference: John 16:22 — “And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.”
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Answer 18: B — The disciples will weep and lament while the world rejoices.
KJV Reference: John 16:20 — “Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.”
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Answer 19: C — Jesus compared their sorrow to a woman in labor.
KJV Reference: John 16:21 — “A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.”
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Answer 20: C — “I have overcome the world.”
KJV Reference: John 16:33 — “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
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John 16 is one of the most intimate and comforting chapters in the Bible. Jesus doesn’t hide the reality of the troubles ahead. He speaks honestly about persecution, sorrow, and the cost of discipleship. Yet, in the same breath, He offers the promise of the Holy Spirit — the Comforter — who will guide us into all truth.
This chapter ends with one of the most powerful declarations ever spoken: “In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
No matter the trials, grief, or confusion you face today — the victory of Jesus remains unshaken. Are you walking in that victory?
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