John 16:20-26

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: 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:

Footnotes

• [a] proverbs: or, parables