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John 16
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New King James Version (NKJV). Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Read in the Church
In the coming year this chapter is read in the Katameros on 22 occasions.
- Monday, November 23, 2026Hatour 14Liturgy Gospel: John 16:20–33
- Wednesday, December 2, 2026Hatour 23Liturgy Gospel: John 16:20–33
- Monday, December 7, 2026Hatour 28Liturgy Gospel: John 16:20–33
- Saturday, December 19, 2026Kiahk 10Liturgy Gospel: John 16:20–33
- Monday, December 28, 2026Kiahk 19Liturgy Gospel: John 16:20–33
- Tuesday, January 5, 2027Kiahk 27Liturgy Gospel: John 16:20–33
- Tuesday, January 26, 2027Toubah 18Liturgy Gospel: John 16:20–33
- Monday, March 1, 2027Amshir 22Liturgy Gospel: John 16:20–33
14 more days
- Wednesday, March 3, 2027Amshir 24Liturgy Gospel: John 16:20–33
- Monday, June 7, 2027Bashans 30 · Holy Fifty DaysLiturgy Gospel: John 16:15–23
- Tuesday, June 8, 2027Baounah 1 · Holy Fifty DaysLiturgy Gospel: John 16:23–33
- Saturday, June 12, 2027Baounah 5 · Holy Fifty DaysLiturgy Gospel: John 16:15–23
- Sunday, June 13, 2027Baounah 6 · Holy Fifty DaysLiturgy Gospel: John 16:23–33
- Sunday, June 20, 2027Baounah 13 · PentecostLiturgy Gospel: John 15:26–16:15
- Monday, June 21, 2027Baounah 14Liturgy Gospel: John 16:20–33
- Saturday, July 17, 2027Abib 10Liturgy Gospel: John 16:20–33
- Tuesday, July 20, 2027Abib 13Liturgy Gospel: John 16:20–33
- Tuesday, August 17, 2027Misra 11Liturgy Gospel: John 16:20–33
- Monday, August 30, 2027Misra 24Liturgy Gospel: John 16:20–33
- Friday, September 10, 2027Nasie 5Liturgy Gospel: John 16:20–33
- Monday, September 20, 2027Tout 9Liturgy Gospel: John 16:20–33
- Wednesday, November 3, 2027Babah 23Liturgy Gospel: John 16:20–33
The Fathers on John 16
258 passages from Fathers received by the Coptic Orthodox Church. Open a group of verses to read.
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Verse 14 passages
Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 27 passages
Cyprian, Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verses 2–31 passage
Augustine of Hippo
Verse 33 passages
Cyril of Alexandria, John Chrysostom
Verse 47 passages
Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verses 5–63 passages
John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 52 passages
Augustine of Hippo
Verse 63 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Tertullian
Verse 714 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria, Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria, John Chrysostom
Verse 85 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Ammonius of Alexandria, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verses 8–111 passage
Ambrosiaster
Verse 99 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Ambrosiaster, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verses 10–111 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 108 passages
Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 118 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria, Ambrosiaster, John Chrysostom
Verse 1219 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Tertullian, Hilary of Poitiers, Gregory of Nazianzus, John Chrysostom, Didymus the Blind, Cyril of Alexandria
Verses 12–1316 passages
Augustine of Hippo
Verse 1325 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Tertullian, Didymus the Blind, Ignatius of Antioch, Ambrose of Milan, Cyril of Alexandria
Verses 13–141 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 1413 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Tertullian, Didymus the Blind, Ignatius of Antioch, Cyril of Alexandria
Verses 14–151 passage
Ambrosiaster
Verse 158 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Didymus the Blind, Tertullian, Gregory of Nazianzus, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 165 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria, John Chrysostom
Verses 16–221 passage
Augustine of Hippo
Verses 17–181 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 181 passage
Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 192 passages
Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 2012 passages
Tertullian, Cyprian, Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria, Dionysius of Alexandria, John Chrysostom
Verse 214 passages
John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 225 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Cyprian, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 234 passages
Cyprian, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria
Verses 23–241 passage
Ambrosiaster
Verses 23–281 passage
Augustine of Hippo
Verse 246 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Basil of Caesarea, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 255 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria, John Chrysostom
Verse 262 passages
Hippolytus of Rome, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 275 passages
Cyril of Alexandria, Clement of Alexandria, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 2810 passages
Hilary of Poitiers, Cyril of Alexandria, Tertullian, Hippolytus of Rome, Cyprian, Methodius of Olympus, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo
Verses 28–301 passage
Ambrosiaster
Verse 294 passages
Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo
Verses 29–302 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 305 passages
Hilary of Poitiers, Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom
Verses 31–322 passages
Augustine of Hippo
Verse 311 passage
Augustine of Hippo
Verse 325 passages
Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 3314 passages
Cyprian, Augustine of Hippo, Dionysius of Alexandria, Gregory of Neocaesarea, Alexander of Alexandria, Eusebius of Caesarea, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria, Philoxenus of Mabbug
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Commentary
English
Arabic
English: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty’s commentary in its English translation, as printed. Arabic commentaries by Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Fr. Antonios Fekry and the priests and servants of St. Mark’s, Heliopolis.