John 16:20-30

20 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.

21 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 joy that a man is born into the world.

22 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.

23 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 you.

24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing* in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs:^[a] but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.

26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:

27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

28 I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.^[b]

30 Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not* that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

Footnotes

• [a]. proverbs: or, parables
• [b]. proverb: or, parable