| New International Version (NIV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 25 "Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. | 25 "Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. |
| 26 In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. | 26 In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. |
| 27 No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. | 27 No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. |
| 28 I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father." | 28 I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father." |
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