John 16:16–33

^16kA little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ^lye shall see me, ^mbecause I go to the Father.

¹⁷Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, ⁿA little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? ¹⁸They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. ¹⁹Now Jesus ^oknew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, ⁿA little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? ²⁰Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall ^pweep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but ^qyour sorrow shall be turned into joy. ²¹A ^rwoman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. ²²And ye now therefore have ^ssorrow: but I will see you again, and ^tyour heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. ²³And ^uin that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, ^wWhatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. ²⁴Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, ^xthat your joy may be full. ²⁵These things have I spoken unto you in ^||proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in ^||proverbs, but I shall shew you ^yplainly of the Father. ^26zAt that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: ²⁷For ^athe Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have ^bbelieved ^bcthat I came out from God. ^28cdI came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and ^ego to the Father.

²⁹His disciples said unto him, Lo, ^fnow speakest thou plainly, and speakest no ^||proverb. ³⁰Now are we sure that ^gthou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this ^hwe believe that ^hithou camest forth from God. ³¹Jesus answered them, ^kDo ye now believe? ³²Behold, ^lthe hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ^mye shall be scattered, ⁿevery man to ^||ohis own, and shall leave me alone: and ^pyet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. ³³These things I have spoken unto you, that ^qin me ye might have peace. In the world ^rye shall have tribulation: but ^sbe of good cheer; ^tI have overcome the world.