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"A little while, and you will see me no more; again a little while, and you will see me."
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Some of his disciples said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, 'A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me'; and, 'because I go to the Father'?"
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They said, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? We do not know what he means."
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Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him; so he said to them, "Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, 'A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me'?
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Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.
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When a woman is in travail she has sorrow, because her hour has come; but when she is delivered of the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a child is born into the world.
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So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
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In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father, he will give it to you in my name.
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Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
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"I have said this to you in figures; the hour is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in figures but tell you plainly of the Father.
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In that day you will ask in my name; and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you;