23"1In that day2you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, 3if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you.
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"4Untilnow you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your 5joy may be madefull.
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"Thesethings I have spoken to you in 6figurativelanguage; 7an hour is comingwhen I will nolongerspeak to you in figurativelanguage, but will tell you plainly of the Father.
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"8In that day9you 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 10the FatherHimselfloves you, because you have loved Me and 11have believed that 12I cameforth from the Father.
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"13I cameforth from the Father and have come into the world; I am leaving the worldagain and 14going to the Father."
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His disciplessaid, "Lo, now You are speakingplainly and are not using15a figure of speech.
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"Now we know that You knowallthings, and havenoneed for anyone to question You; by this we 16believe that You 17came from God."
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"Behold, 18an hour is coming, and has already come, for 19you to be scattered, each to 20his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet 21I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
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"Thesethings I have spoken to you, so that 22in Me you may havepeace. 23In the world you havetribulation, but 24takecourage; 25I have overcome the world."