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Some of his disciples said to one another , "
What is this that he says to us , `
A little while ,
and you will not see me ,
and again a little while ,
and you will see me ';
and , `
because I go to the Father '?"
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They said , "
What does he mean by `
a little while '?
We do not know what he means ."
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Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him ;
so he said to them , "
Is this what you are asking yourselves ,
what I meant by saying , `
A little while ,
and you will not see me ,
and again a little while ,
and you will see me '?
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Truly ,
truly ,
I say to you ,
you will weep and lament ,
but the world will rejoice ;
you will be sorrowful ,
but your sorrow will turn into joy .
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When a woman is in travail she has sorrow ,
because her hour has come ;
but when she is delivered of the child ,
she no longer remembers the anguish ,
for joy that a child is born into the world .
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So you have sorrow now ,
but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice ,
and no one will take your joy from you .
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In that day you will ask nothing of me .
Truly ,
truly ,
I say to you ,
if you ask anything of the Father ,
he will give it to you in my name .
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Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name ;
ask ,
and you will receive ,
that your joy may be full .
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I have said this to you in figures ;
the hour is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in figures but tell you plainly of the Father .
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In that day you will ask in my name ;
and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you ;
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for the Father himself loves you ,
because you have loved me and have believed that I came from the Father .
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I came from the Father and have come into the world ;
again ,
I am leaving the world and going to the Father ."
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His disciples said , "
Ah ,
now you are speaking plainly ,
not in any figure !
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Now we know that you know all things ,
and need none to question you ;
by this we believe that you came from God ."
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Jesus answered them , "
Do you now believe ?
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The hour is coming ,
indeed it has come ,
when you will be scattered ,
every man to his home ,
and will leave me alone ;
yet I am not alone ,
for the Father is with me .
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I have said this to you ,
that in me you may have peace .
In the world you have tribulation ;
but be of good cheer ,
I have overcome the world ."