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Then said some of His disciples among themselves, "What is this that He saith unto us, `A little while, and ye shall not see Me; and again a little while, and ye shall see Me,' and, `because I go to the Father'?"
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They said therefore, "What is this that He saith, `A little while'? We cannot tell what He saith."
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Now Jesus knew that they were desirous of asking Him, and said unto them, "Do ye inquire among yourselves of what I said, `A little while, and ye shall not see Me; and again a little while, and ye shall see Me'?
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Verily, verily I say unto you that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice; and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
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A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come; but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world.
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And ye now therefore have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
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And in that day ye shall ask Me nothing. Verily, verily I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My name, He will give it to you.
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Hitherto have ye asked nothing in My name. Ask and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
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"These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs; but the time cometh when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father.
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In that day ye shall ask in My name, and I say not unto you that I will pray the Father for you;
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for the Father Himself loveth you, because ye have loved Me and have believed that I came out from God.