a little while and you shall see me'?
016:020 In most solemn truth I tell you that you will weep aloud
and lament, but the world will be glad. You will mourn,
but your grief will be turned into gladness.
016:021 A woman, when she is in labour, has sorrow, because her
time has come. But when she has given birth to the babe,
she no longer remembers the pain, because of her joy at a child
being born into the world.
016:022 So you also now have sorrow; but I shall see you again,
and your hearts will be glad, and your gladness no one will
take away from you.
016:023 You will put no questions to me then. "In most solemn truth
I tell you that whatever you ask the Father for in my name
He will give you.
016:024 As yet you have not asked for anything in my name: ask, and you
shall receive, that your hearts may be filled with gladness.
016:025 "All this I have spoken to you in veiled language.
The time is coming when I shall no longer speak to you
in veiled language, but will tell you about the Father
in plain words.
016:026 At that time you will make your requests in my name;
and I do not promise to ask the Father on your behalf,
016:027 for the Father Himself holds you dear, because you have held me
dear and have believed that I came from the Father's presence.
016:028 I came from the Father and have come into the world.
Again I am leaving the world and am going to the Father."
016:029 "Ah, now you are using plain language," said His disciples,
"and are uttering no figure of speech!
016:030 Now we know that you have all knowledge, and do not need to be
pressed with questions. Through this we believe that you