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Jesus Warns and Comforts His Disciples

“These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble.

Jesus' Warning

These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.

They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.

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They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

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And these things they will do [a]to you because they have not known the Father nor Me.

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And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

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But these things I have told you, that when [b]the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them.
“And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

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But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.

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The Work of the Holy Spirit

“But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’

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The Holy Spirit Promised

But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

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But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

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But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

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Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.

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Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

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And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

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And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

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of sin, because they do not believe in Me;

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Of sin, because they believe not on me;

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of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more;

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Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

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of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

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Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

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“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.

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I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

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However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

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Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

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He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.

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He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

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All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He [c]will take of Mine and declare it to you.

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All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

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Sorrow Will Turn to Joy

“A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father.”

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A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.

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Then some of His disciples said among themselves, “What is this that He says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I go to the Father’?”

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The Disciples' Grief will Turn to Joy

Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?

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They said therefore, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not [d]know what He is saying.”

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They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.

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Now Jesus knew that they desired to ask Him, and He said to them, “Are you inquiring among yourselves about what I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’?

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Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?

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Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

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Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

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A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.

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A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

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Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.

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And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

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“And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you.

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Ask and You will Receive

And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.

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Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

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Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

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Jesus Christ Has Overcome the World

“These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.

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These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.

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In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you;

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At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:

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for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from God.

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For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

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I came forth from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father.”

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I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

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His disciples said to Him, “See, now You are speaking plainly, and using no figure of speech!

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His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.

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Now we are sure that You know all things, and have no need that anyone should question You. By this we believe that You came forth from God.”

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Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

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Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?

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Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?

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Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, each to his [e]own, and will leave Me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

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Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

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These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you [f]will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

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These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

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