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"1Whenever a woman is in labor she haspain, because her hour has come; but when she givesbirth to the child, she nolongerremembers the anguishbecause of the joy that a child has been born into the world.
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"Therefore2you toohavegriefnow; but 3I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and noone will take your joyaway from you.
Prayer Promises
23"4In that day5you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, 6if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you.
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"7Untilnow you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your 8joy may be madefull.
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"Thesethings I have spoken to you in 9figurativelanguage; 10an hour is comingwhen I will nolongerspeak to you in figurativelanguage, but will tell you plainly of the Father.
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"11In that day12you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf;
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for 13the FatherHimselfloves you, because you have loved Me and 14have believed that 15I cameforth from the Father.
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"16I cameforth from the Father and have come into the world; I am leaving the worldagain and 17going to the Father."
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His disciplessaid, "Lo, now You are speakingplainly and are not using18a figure of speech.
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"Now we know that You knowallthings, and havenoneed for anyone to question You; by this we 19believe that You 20came from God."