52 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?
53 They said therefore, What is
this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
54 Now
Joshua knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire 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?
55 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.
56 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.
57 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.
58 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.
59 Hitherto
have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may
be full.
60 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.
61 At
that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the
Father for you:
62 For
the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that
I came out from God.
63 I
came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the
world, and go to the Father.
64 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly,
and speakest no proverb.
65 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.
66 Joshua answered
them, Do ye now
believe?
67 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.
68 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.