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¹ These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be caused to stumble.² They shall put you out of the synagogues: yes, the hour comes, that whoever kills you shall think that he offers service to God.³ And these things they will do, because they haven't known the Father, nor me.⁴ But these things I have spoken to you, that when their hour has come, you may remember them, how that I told you. And these things I didn't say to you from the beginning, because I was with you.⁵ But now I go to him that sent me; and none of you asks me, Where do you go?⁶ But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

⁷ Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I don't go away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.⁸ And he, when he has come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:⁹ of sin, because they do not believe on me;¹⁰ of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you see me no more;¹¹ of judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.¹² I have yet many things to say to you, but you can't bear them now.¹³ Nevertheless when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but whatever he shall hear, he shall speak: and he shall declare to you the things that are to come.¹⁴ He shall glorify me: for he shall take of mine, and shall declare [it] to you.¹⁵ All things whatever the Father has are mine: therefore I said, that he takes of mine, and shall declare [it] to you.

¹⁶ A little while, and you see me no more; and again a little while, and you shall see me.¹⁷ [Some] of his disciples therefore said one to another, What is this that he says to us, A little while, and you don't see me; and again a little while, and you shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?¹⁸ They said therefore, What is this that he says, A little while? We don't know what he says.¹⁹ Jesus perceived that they were desirous to ask him, and he said to them, Do you inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, A little while, and you don't see me, and again a little while, and you shall see me?²⁰ Truly, truly, I say to you, that you shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: you shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.²¹ A woman when she is in travail has sorrow, because her hour has come: but when she is delivered of the child, she remembers no more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world.²² And you therefore now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one takes away from you.

²³ And in that day you shall ask me no question. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you shall ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it you.²⁴ Until now have you asked nothing in my name: ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be made full.²⁵ These things I have spoken to you in dark sayings: the hour comes, when I shall no more speak to you in dark sayings, but shall tell you plainly of the Father.²⁶ In that day you shall ask in my name: and I don't say to you, that I will pray the Father for you;²⁷ for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from God.

²⁸ I came out from the Father, and have come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.²⁹ His disciples say, Look, now you speak plainly, and speak no dark saying.³⁰ Now we know that you know all things, and don't need that any man should ask you: by this we believe that you came forth from God.³¹ Jesus answered them, Do you now believe?³² Look, the hour comes, yes, has 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.³³ These things I have spoken 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.