John 16:4-30

MLV(i) 4 But I have spoken these things to you, that whenever the hour has come, you may remember them, that I spoke them to you. Now I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. 5 But now I am going to the one who sent me, and none out of you asks me, Where are you going? 6 But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 But I tell you the truth. It is advantageous for you that I should go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not be coming to you, but if I travel on, I will be sending him to you. 8 And when he has come, that one will be convicting the world concerning sin and concerning righteousness and concerning judgment. 9 Concerning sin, indeed, because they did not believe in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I am going to my Father and you view me no more; 11 and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged. 12 I still have many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them now. 13 But whenever that one, the Spirit of the truth, comes, he will be guiding you into all the truth; for he will not be speaking from himself, but as many things as he may hear, these he will be speaking and he will be reporting to you the things which are to come. 14 He will be glorifying me, because he will receive from me and will be proclaiming it to you. 15 All things, as many things as the Father has are mine, because of this, I said, He is receiving from me and will be proclaiming it to you. 16 A little while and you do not view me, and again a little while and you will see me, because I am going to the Father.
17 Therefore, some out of his disciples said to one another, What is this thing which he says to us, A little while and you do not view me, and again a little while and you will see me. Also, Because I am going to the Father?
18 Therefore they were saying, What is this thing which he says, A little while? We do not know the meaning of what he says.
19 Therefore, Jesus knew that they were wishing to ask him, and he said to them, Are you debating with one another concerning this thing which I said, A little while and you do not view me, and again, A little while and you will see me?
20 Assuredly, assuredly, I am saying to you, that you will be weeping and will be mourning, but the world will rejoice. But you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will happen leading you to joy. 21 A woman has sorrow whenever she gives-birth, because her hour has come, but whenever the child is born, she remembers the affliction no more, because of the joy that a child has been born into the world. 22 And therefore, you now indeed have sorrow, but I will see you again and your heart will be rejoicing and no one takes your joy away from you. 23 And in that day you will not be asking me anything. Assuredly, assuredly, I am saying to you, that as many things as you may ask the Father in my name, he will be giving them to you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask and you will receive, in order that your joy may be fulfilled.
25 I have spoken these things to you in metaphors, but the hour is coming, when I will no more be speaking to you in metaphors, but will be proclaiming to you frankly concerning the Father. 26 In that day you will be asking in my name and I do not say to you that I will request of the Father concerning you; 27 for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came forth from God. 28 I came out from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and I am traveling on to the Father.
29 Then his disciples say to him, Behold, now you speak frankly and are not speaking in a metaphor. 30 Now we know that you know all things and do not have need that anyone should ask you. We believe that you came forth from God with this speech.