John 16:16-22

Goodspeed(i) 16 "In a little while you will not see me any longer, and a little while after, you will see me again." 17 Then some of his disciples said to one another, "What does he mean when he tells us, 'In a little while you will not see me any longer, and 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 'In a little while'? We do not know what he is talking about." 19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him a question, and he said to them, "Are you asking one another about my saying 'In a little while you will not see me any longer, and a little while after, you will see me again'? 20 I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world will be happy; you will grieve, but your grief will change to happiness. 21 When a woman is in labor she is sorrowful, for her time has come; but when the child is born, she forgets her pain in her joy that a human being has been brought into the world. 22 So you, too, are sorrowful now; but I will see you again, and your hearts will be happy, and no one will rob you of your happiness.