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A little, and then ye shall not see me; and again a little, and ye shall see me, for I go to the Father.
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Therefore some of his disciples said together, What is this thing that he saith to us, A little, and ye shall not see me; and again a little, and ye shall see me, for I go to the Father?
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Therefore they said, What is this that he saith to us, A little? we know not what he speaketh.
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And Jesus knew, that they would ask him, and he said to them, Of this thing ye seek among you, for I said, A little, and ye shall not see me; and again a little, and ye shall see me.
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Truly, truly, I say to you, that ye shall mourn and weep, but the world shall have joy; and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall turn into joy.
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A woman when she beareth child, hath heaviness [hath sorrow, or heaviness], for her time is come; but when she hath born a son, now she thinketh not on the pain, for joy, for a man is born into the world.
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And therefore ye have now sorrow, but again I shall see you, and your heart shall have joy, and no man shall take from you your joy.
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And in that day ye shall not ask me any thing; truly, truly, I say to you, if ye ask the Father any thing in my name, he shall give [it] to you.
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Till now ye asked nothing in my name; ask ye, and ye shall take, that your joy be full.
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I have spoken to you these things in proverbs; the hour cometh, when now I shall not speak to you in proverbs, but openly of my Father I shall tell to you [I shall tell you].
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In that day ye shall ask in my name; and I say not to you, that I shall pray the Father for you;