John:16:17-33
rsv@John:16:17 @ 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'?"
rsv@John:16:18 @ They said, "What does he mean by `a little while'? We do not know what he means."
rsv@John:16:19 @ 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'?
rsv@John:16:20 @ 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.
rsv@John:16:21 @ 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.
rsv@John:16:22 @ 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.
rsv@John:16:23 @ 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.
rsv@John:16:24 @ Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
rsv@John:16:25 @ "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.
rsv@John:16:26 @ In that day you will ask in my name; and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you;
rsv@John:16:27 @ for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from the Father.
rsv@John:16:28 @ I came from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father."
rsv@John:16:29 @ His disciples said, "Ah, now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure!
rsv@John:16:30 @ Now we know that you know all things, and need none to question you; by this we believe that you came from God."
rsv@John:16:31 @ Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe?
rsv@John:16:32 @ 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.
rsv@John:16:33 @ 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."
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