John 16:16-33

16In a littleG3398G2532 while you will seeG2334 MeG1473 no moreG3765, andG2532 thenG3825 after a littleG3398G2532 while you will seeG3708 MeG1473.1”

17ThenG3767 some ofG1537 HisG846 disciplesG3101 askedG2036G4314 one anotherG240, “WhyG5101 isG1510 He tellingG3004 usG1473, ‘In a littleG3398G2532 while you will not seeG3756G2334 MeG1473, andG2532 thenG3825 after a littleG3398G2532 while you will seeG3708 MeG1473’ andG2532 ‘BecauseG3754 I am goingG5217 toG4314 theG3588 FatherG3962’?” 18They kept askingG2036, “WhyG5101 isG1510 He sayingG3004, ‘aG3588 littleG3398 while’? We do not understandG3756G1492 whatG5101 He is sayingG2980.”

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AwareG1097 thatG3754 they wantedG2309 to questionG2065 HimG846, Jesus saidG2036 to themG846, “Are you askingG2212 one anotherG3326G240 whyG4012G3778 I saidG2036, ‘In a littleG3398G2532 while you will not seeG3756G2334 MeG1473, andG2532 thenG3825 after a littleG3398G2532 while you will seeG3708 MeG1473’? 20TrulyG281, trulyG281, I tellG3004 youG4771, youG4771 will weepG2799 andG2532 wailG2354 while theG3588 worldG2889 rejoicesG5463. YouG4771 will grieveG3076, butG235 yourG4771 griefG3077 will turnG1096 toG1519 joyG5479. 21A womanG1135 hasG2192 painG3077 in childbirthG3752G5088 becauseG3754 herG846 timeG5610 has comeG2064; butG1161 whenG3752 she brings forthG1080 her childG3813, she forgetsG3421G3765 her anguishG2347 because ofG1223 her joyG5479 thatG3754 a childG444 has been bornG1080 intoG1519 theG3588 worldG2889. 22SoG3767 alsoG2532 youG4771 haveG2192 sorrowG3077 nowG3568, butG1161 I will seeG3708 youG4771 againG3825 andG2532 yourG4771 heartsG2588 will rejoiceG5463, andG2532 no oneG3762 will takeG142 awayG575 yourG4771 joyG5479.

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InG1722 thatG1565 dayG2250 you will no longer askG2065 MeG1473 anything. TrulyG281, trulyG281, I tellG3004 youG4771, whateverG302G5100 you askG154 theG3588 FatherG3962 inG1722 MyG1473 nameG3686, He will giveG1325 youG4771. 24UntilG2193 nowG737 you have not askedG154 for anything inG1722 MyG1473 nameG3686. AskG154 andG2532 you will receiveG2983, so thatG2443 yourG4771 joyG5479 may beG1510 completeG4137.

25I have spokenG2980 these thingsG3778 to youG4771 inG1722 figures of speechG3942. An hourG5610 is comingG2064 whenG3753 I will no longer speakG2980G3765 to youG4771 this way, butG235 will tellG518 youG4771 plainlyG3954 aboutG4012 theG3588 FatherG3962. 26InG1722 thatG1565 dayG2250 you will askG154 inG1722 MyG1473 nameG3686. I am not sayingG3756G3004 thatG3754 IG1473 will askG2065 theG3588 FatherG3962 onG4012 your behalfG4771. 27ForG1063 theG3588 FatherG3962 HimselfG846 lovesG5368 youG4771, becauseG3754 youG4771 have lovedG5368 MeG1473 andG2532 have believedG4100 thatG3754 IG1473 cameG1831 fromG3844 GodG2316.2 28I cameG1831 fromG1537 theG3588 FatherG3962 andG2532 enteredG2064G1519 theG3588 worldG2889. In turnG3825, I will leaveG863 theG3588 worldG2889 andG2532 goG4198 toG4314 theG3588 FatherG3962.”

29HisG846 disciplesG3101 saidG3004, “SeeG2400, nowG3568 You are speakingG2980 plainlyG1722G3954 andG2532 withoutG3762 figures of speechG3004G3942. 30NowG3568 we understandG1492 thatG3754 You knowG1492 all thingsG3956 and thatG2532 You haveG2192 noG3756 needG5532 forG2443 anyoneG5100 to questionG2065 YouG4771. Because ofG1722 thisG3778, we believeG4100 thatG3754 You cameG1831 fromG575 GodG2316.”

31“Do you finally believeG737G4100?” JesusG2424 repliedG611G846. 32“LookG2400, an hourG5610 is comingG2064 andG2532 has already comeG2064 whenG2443 you will be scatteredG4650, eachG1538 toG1519 his ownG2398 home, and you will leaveG863 MeG2504 all aloneG3441. YetG2532 I amG1510 notG3756 aloneG3441, becauseG3754 theG3588 FatherG3962 isG1510 withG3326 MeG1473. 33I have toldG2980 youG4771 these thingsG3778 so thatG2443 inG1722 MeG1473 you may haveG2192 peaceG1515. InG1722 theG3588 worldG2889 you will haveG2192 tribulationG2347. ButG235 take courageG2293; IG1473 have overcomeG3528 theG3588 worldG2889!”