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¹ "I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. ^2 (a)They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, ^(b)the hour is coming when ^(c)whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. ³ And they will do these things ^(d)because they have not known the Father, nor me. ⁴ But ^(e)I have said these things to you, that when ^(f)their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you.

The Work of the Holy Spirit

"I did not say these things to you from the beginning, ^(g)because I was with you. ⁵ But now ^(h)I am going to him who sent me, and ⁽ⁱ⁾none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?' ⁶ But because I have said these things to you, ^(j)sorrow has filled your heart. ⁷ Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for ^(k)if I do not go away, ^(l)the Helper will not come to you. But ^(m)if ⁽ⁿ⁾I go, ^(o)I will send him to you. ^8 (p)And when he comes, he will ^(q)convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: ⁹ concerning sin, ^(r)because they do not believe in me; ^10 (s)concerning righteousness, ^(t)because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; ^11 (u)concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world ^(v)is judged.

¹² "I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. ¹³ When ^(w)the Spirit of truth comes, ^(x)he will ^(y)guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but ^(z)whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. ¹⁴ He will ^(aa)glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. ^15 (ab)All that the Father has is mine; ^(ac)therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

Your Sorrow Will Turn into Joy

^16 (ad)"A little while, and you will see me no longer; and ^(ae)again a little while, and you will see me." ¹⁷ So ^(af)some of his disciples said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, ^(ag)‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me'; and, ^(ah)‘because I am going to the Father'?" ¹⁸ So they were saying, "What does he mean by ‘a little while'? ^(ai)We do not know what he is talking about." ^19 (aj)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'? ²⁰ Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(ak)you will weep and lament, but ^(al)the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but ^(am)your sorrow will turn into joy. ^21 (an)When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. ^22 (ao)So also you have sorrow now, but ^(ap)I will see you again, and ^(aq)your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. ^23 (ar)In that day you will ^(as)ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(at)whatever you ask of the Father in my name, ^(au)he will give it to you. ²⁴ Until now you have asked nothing in my name. ^(av)Ask, and you will receive, ^(aw)that your joy may be full.

I Have Overcome the World

²⁵ "I have said these things to you in figures of speech. ^(ax)The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father. ²⁶ In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; ^27 (ay)for the Father himself loves you, because ^(az)you have loved me and ^(ba)have believed that I came from God.^{[a] 28 (bb)}I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now ^(bc)I am leaving the world and going to the Father."

²⁹ His disciples said, "Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not ^(bd)using figurative speech! ³⁰ Now we know that ^(be)you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that ^(bf)you came from God." ³¹ Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe? ³² Behold, ^(bg)the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when ^(bh)you will be scattered, each to his own home, and ^(bi)will leave me alone. ^(bj)Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. ³³ I have said these things to you, that ^(bk)in me you may have peace. ^(bl)In the world you will have ^(bm)tribulation. But ^(bn)take heart; ^(bo)I have overcome the world."