John 16:19-33

New American Standard Bible

¹⁹^(A)Jesus knew that they wanted to question Him, and He said to them, “Are you deliberating together about this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you are not going to see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me’? ²⁰Truly, truly I say to you that ^(B)you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but ^(C)your grief will be turned into joy! ²¹^(D)Whenever a woman is in labor she has ^[a]pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a ^[b]child has been born into the world. ²²Therefore ^(E)you too have grief now; but ^(F)I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one is going to take your joy away from you.

Prayer Promises

²³And ^(G)on that day ^(H)you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly I say to you, ^(I)if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you. ²⁴^(J)Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your ^(K)joy may be made full.

²⁵“These things I have spoken to you in ^(L)figures of speech; ^(M)an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father. ²⁶^(N)On that day ^(O)you will ask in My name, and I am not saying to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf; ²⁷for ^(P)the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and ^(Q)have believed that ^(R)I came forth from the Father. ²⁸^(S)I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and ^(T)going to the Father.”

²⁹His disciples *said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and are not ^[c]using any ^(U)figure of speech. ³⁰Now we know that You know all things, and that You have no need for anyone to question You; this is why we ^(V)believe that You ^(W)came forth from God.” ³¹Jesus replied to them, “Do you now believe? ³²Behold, ^(X)an hour is coming, and has already come, for ^(Y)you to be scattered, each to ^(Z)his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet ^(AA)I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. ³³These things I have spoken to you so that ^(AB)in Me you may have peace. ^(AC)In the world you have tribulation, but ^(AD)take courage; ^(AE)I have overcome the world.”