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[1]I HAVE spoken these things to you, so that you may not stumble.
[2]For they will put you out of their synagogues; and the hour will come that whoever kills you, will think that he has offered an offering to God.
[3]And these things they will do, because they have not known my Father, nor me.
[4]I have spoken these things to you, that when their time does come, you may remember them, and that I told you. And these things I did not tell you before, because I was with you.
[5]But now I am going to him who sent me, and yet no one of you asks me, Where are you going?
[6]But because I told you these things, sorrow has come and filled your hearts.
[7]But I tell you the truth, It is better for you that I should go away; for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I should go, I will send him to you.
[8]And when he is come, he will rebuke the world concerning sin, concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment.
[9]Concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;
[10]Concerning righteousness, because I go to my Father, and you will not see me again;
[11]Concerning judgment, because the leader of this world has been judged.
[12]Again, I have many other things to tell you, but you cannot grasp them now.
[13]But when the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak from himself, but what he hears that he will speak; and he will make known to you things which are to come in the future.
[14]He will glorify me; because he will take of my own and show to you.
[15]Everything that my Father has is mine; this is the reason why I told you that he will take of my own and show to you.
[16]A little while, and you will not see me; and again a little while, and you will see me, because I am going to the Father.
[17]Then his disciples said to one another, What is this that he said to us, A little while, and you will not see me; and again a little while, and you will see me; and, because I am going to my Father?
[18]And they said, What is this that he said, A little while? We cannot understand what he talks about.
[19]Jesus knew that they desired to ask him, and he said to them, Are you inquiring among yourselves concerning this, that I told you, A little while, and you will not see me; and again a little while, and you will see me?
[20]Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will weep and wail, and yet the world will rejoice; and you will be sad, but your sadness will be changed into gladness.
[21]When a woman is in travail, she is depressed, because her day has arrived; but when she has given birth to a son, she no longer remembers her troubles, because of the joy that a male child is born into the world.
[22]So you also are depressed; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no man will take away from you.
[23]In that day you will not ask me anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, that whatever you ask my Father in my name, he will give it to you.
[24]Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be full.
[25]I have spoken these things in figures; but the time is coming, when I will not speak to you in figures, but will plainly explain to you concerning the Father.
[26]In that day you will ask in my name; and I will not say to you, I will ask the Father concerning you.
[27]For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.
[28]I came forth from the Father, and I came into the world; again, I am leaving the world and I am going to the Father.
[29]His disciples said to him, Behold, now you speak plainly, and do not utter a single figure.
[30]Now we understand that you know everything; and you need no man to ask you; by this we believe that you have come forth from God.
[31]Jesus said to them, Believe it.
[32]For behold, the hour is coming, and it has now come, when you will be dispersed, every man to his own country, and you will leave me alone; and yet I am never alone, because the Father is with me.
[33]These things I have said to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but have courage; I have conquered the world.
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