Chapter LXVI: Jesus Forewarns His Disciples

These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be
offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the
time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he
doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you,
because they have not known the Father, nor me. 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.

But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you
asketh me, Whither goest thou? But because I have said these
things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. 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. And when he is
come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness,
and of judgment: of sin, because they believed not on me; of
righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no
more; of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear
them now. 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. He shall glorify me: for
he shall receive of mine, and shall shew _it_ unto you. All
things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that
he shall take of mine, and shall shew _it_ unto you. 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.

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

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? 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.

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. 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.

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

At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you,
that I will pray the Father for you: for the Father himself
loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I
came out from God. I came forth from the Father, and am come
into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the
Father.

His disciples saith unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. 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. Jesus answered them,

Do ye now believe? 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. 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.