John 16:16-22

Williams(i) 16 "In just a little while you will not see me any longer; and yet, in just a little while after you will see me again." 17 So some of His disciples said to one another, "What does He mean by telling us, 'In just a little while you will not see me, and yet in just a little while after you will see me again,' and 'Because I am going away to the Father'?" 18 So they kept saying, "What does He mean by saying, 'a little while'? We do not know what He is talking about." 19 Jesus knew that they wanted to ask Him a question, and so He said to them, "Are you inquiring of one another about this saying of mine, 'In just a little while you will not see me, and yet in just a little while after you will see me again'? 20 I most solemnly say to you, you will weep and wail, but the world will be glad; you will grieve but your grief will be turned into gladness. 21 When a woman is in labor, she is in pain, for her time has come, but when the baby is born, she forgets her pain because of her joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 So you too are now in sorrow, but I am going to see you again, and then your hearts will be happy, and no one can rob you of your happiness.