161"A little while, and you will see me no longer; and 2again a little while, and you will see me."
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So 3some of his disciples said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, 4'A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me'; and, 5'because I am going to the Father'?"
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So they were saying, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? 6We do not know what he is talking about."
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7Jesus 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'?
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Truly, truly, I say to you, 8you will weep and lament, but 9the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but 10your sorrow will turn into joy.
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11When 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.
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12So also you have sorrow now, but 13I will see you again, and 14your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
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15In that day you will 16ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, 17whatever you ask of the Father in my name, 18he will give it to you.
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Until now you have asked nothing in my name. 19Ask, and you will receive, 20that your joy may be full.