Jesus prepares His disciples—and by extension His church—to endure persecution by promising the Holy Spirit, assuring them that sorrow will become joy, granting them confident access to the Father, and reminding them that He has already overcome the world.

1. Comfort Through the Spirit (16:1–15)
2. Comfort Through the Resurrection (16:16–24)
3. Comfort Through the Father’s Love (16:25–32)
4. Comfort Through Christ’s Victory (16:33)