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When a woman is about to give birth, she is sad because her hour of suffering has come; but when the baby is born, she forgets her suffering, because she is happy that a baby has been born into the world.
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That is how it is with you: now you are sad, but I will see you again, and your hearts will be filled with gladness, the kind of gladness that no one can take away from you.
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"When that day comes, you will not ask me for anything. I am telling you the truth: the Father will give you whatever you ask of him in my name.
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Until now you have not asked for anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your happiness may be complete.
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"I have used figures of speech to tell you these things. But the time will come when I will not use figures of speech, but will speak to you plainly about the Father.
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When that day comes, you will ask him in my name; and I do not say that I will ask him on your behalf,
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for the Father himself loves you. He loves you because you love me and have believed that I came from God.
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I did come from the Father, and I came into the world; and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father."
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Then his disciples said to him, "Now you are speaking plainly, without using figures of speech.
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We know now that you know everything; you do not need to have someone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God."
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Jesus answered them, "Do you believe now?