Study Desk

But now I am going back to the Father who sent me, and none of you asks me where I am going.

But I tell you that I am going to do what is best for you. That is why I am going away. The Holy Spirit cannot come to help you until I leave. But after I am gone, I will send the Spirit to you.

I have much more to say to you, but right now it would be more than you could understand.

Jesus told his disciples, "For a little while you won't see me, but after a while you will see me. "

They said to each other, "What does Jesus mean by saying that for a little while we won't see him, but after a while we will see him? What does he mean by saying that he is going to the Father?

Jesus knew that they had some questions, so he said: You are wondering what I meant when I said that for a little while you won't see me, but after a while you will see me.

I tell you for certain that you will cry and be sad, but the world will be happy. You will be sad, but later you will be happy.

When a woman is about to give birth, she is in great pain. But after it is all over, she forgets the pain and is happy, because she has brought a child into the world.

You are now very sad. But later I will see you, and you will be so happy that no one will be able to change the way you feel.

You have not asked for anything in this way before, but now you must ask in my name. Then it will be given to you, so that you will be completely happy.

I have used examples to explain to you what I have been talking about. But the time will come when I will speak to you plainly about the Father and will no longer use examples like these.

I came from the Father into the world, but I am leaving the world and returning to the Father.

The time will come and is already here when all of you will be scattered. Each of you will go back home and leave me by myself. But the Father will be with me, and I won't be alone.

I have told you this, so that you might have peace in your hearts because of me. While you are in the world, you will have to suffer. But cheer up! I have defeated the world.

You have given me some followers from this world, and I have shown them what you are like. They were yours, but you gave them to me, and they have obeyed you.

I am praying for them, but not for those who belong to this world. My followers belong to you, and I am praying for them.

Holy Father, I am no longer in the world. I am coming to you, but my followers are still in the world. So keep them safe by the power of the name that you have given me. Then they will be one with each other, just as you and I are one.

I am on my way to you. But I say these things while I am still in the world, so that my followers will have the same complete joy that I do.

I have told them your message. But the people of this world hate them, because they don't belong to this world, just as I don't.

Father, I don't ask you to take my followers out of the world, but keep them safe from the evil one.