¹⁷Then some of his disciples said one to another: What is this that he saith to us: A little while, and you shall not see me: and again a little while, and you shall see me, and, Because I go to the Father?

¹⁸They said therefore: What is this that he saith, A little while? We know not what he speaketh.

¹⁹And Jesus knew that they had a mind to ask him. And he said to them: Of this do you inquire among yourselves, because I said: A little while, and you shall not see me; and again a little while, and you shall see me?

²⁰Amen, amen, I say to you, that you shall lament and weep, but the world shall rejoice: and you shall be made sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

²¹A woman, when she is in labour, hath sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she hath brought forth the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

²²So also you now indeed have sorrow: but I will see you again and your heart shall rejoice. And your joy no man shall take from you.

²³And in that day you shall not ask me any thing. Amen, amen, I say to you: if you ask the Father any thing in my name, he will give it you.

²⁴Hitherto, you have not asked any thing in my name. Ask, and you shall receive; that your joy may be full.

²⁵These things I have spoken to you in proverbs. The hour cometh when I will no longer speak to you in proverbs, but will shew you plainly of the Father.

²⁶In that day, you shall ask in my name: and I say not to you that I will ask the Father for you.

²⁷For the Father himself loveth you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came out from God.

²⁸I came forth from the Father and am come into the world: again I leave the world and I go to the Father.

²⁹His disciples say to him: Behold, now thou speakest plainly and speakest no proverb.

³⁰Now we know that thou knowest all things and thou needest not that any man should ask thee. By this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

³¹Jesus answered them: Do you now believe?

³²Behold, the hour cometh, and it is now come, that you shall be scattered every man to his own and shall leave me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

³³These things I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you shall have distress. But have confidence. I have overcome the world.

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John 16:33: “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

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