22 So with you: Now is your time of grief,(A) but I will see you again(B) and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.(C) 23 In that day(D) you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.(E) 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive,(F) and your joy will be complete.(G)

25 “Though I have been speaking figuratively,(H) a time is coming(I) when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. 26 In that day you will ask in my name.(J) I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. 27 No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me(K) and have believed that I came from God.(L)

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

23 “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. (B)Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, (C)that your joy may be (D)full.

Jesus Christ Has Overcome the World

25 “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 (E)plainly about the Father. 26 In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; 27 (F)for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and (G)have believed that I came forth from God.

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22 It is the same with you. Now you are sad, but I will see you again and you will be happy, and no one will take away your joy. 23 In that day you will not ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, my Father will give you anything you ask for in my name. 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy will be the fullest possible joy.

Victory over the World

25 “I have told you these things indirectly in stories. But the time will come when I will not use stories like that to tell you things; I will speak to you in plain words about the Father. 26 In that day you will ask the Father for things in my name. I mean, I will not need to ask the Father for you. 27 The Father himself loves you. He loves you because you loved me and believed that I came from God.

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21-23 “When a woman gives birth, she has a hard time, there’s no getting around it. But when the baby is born, there is joy in the birth. This new life in the world wipes out memory of the pain. The sadness you have right now is similar to that pain, but the coming joy is also similar. When I see you again, you’ll be full of joy, and it will be a joy no one can rob from you. You’ll no longer be so full of questions.

23-24 “This is what I want you to do: Ask the Father for whatever is in keeping with the things I’ve revealed to you. Ask in my name, according to my will, and he’ll most certainly give it to you. Your joy will be a river overflowing its banks!

25-28 “I’ve used figures of speech in telling you these things. Soon I’ll drop the figures and tell you about the Father in plain language. Then you can make your requests directly to him in relation to this life I’ve revealed to you. I won’t continue making requests of the Father on your behalf. I won’t need to. Because you’ve gone out on a limb, committed yourselves to love and trust in me, believing I came directly from the Father, the Father loves you directly. First, I left the Father and arrived in the world; now I leave the world and travel to the Father.”

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22 Therefore (A)you too have grief now; but (B)I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one is going to take your joy away from you.

Prayer Promises

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

25 “These things I have spoken to you in (H)figures of speech; (I)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 (J)On that day (K)you will ask in My name, and I am not saying to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf; 27 for (L)the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and (M)have believed that (N)I came forth from the Father.

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