1“I have spoken these things to you to avoid your being caused to stumble ⁴⁷⁸

2—they will excommunicate you; indeed, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering God service! ⁴⁷⁹

3And they will do these things because they have not known either the Father or me.

4Now I have told you these things so that when the time comes you may remember that I told you about them; I did not tell you these things from the beginning because I was with you. ⁴⁸⁰

What the Enabler will do

5“Now then, I am going away to Him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’

6But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

7Nevertheless I am telling you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, because if I do not go away the Enabler will not come to you, but if I do go I will send Him to you. ⁴⁸¹

8“Now when He comes he will convict the world about sin and about righteousness and about judgment:

9first about sin, because they do not believe into me; ⁴⁸²

10then about righteousness, because I am going away to my Father and you will no longer see me; ⁴⁸³

11then about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged. ⁴⁸⁴

12“I still have many things to say to you but you cannot bear it now. ⁴⁸⁵

13However, when He, the Spirit of the Truth, has come, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own, but He will speak whatever He hears. ⁴⁸⁶He will also communicate to you the things that are coming.

14He will glorify me because He will take of what is mine and communicate it to you.

15All that the Father has is mine; ⁴⁸⁷that is why I said that He takes from what is mine and will communicate it to you.

Sorrow to joy

16“In just a little you will not see me, and in another little you will see me, because I am going to the Father.” ⁴⁸⁸

17Then some of His disciples said among themselves: “What is this that He is telling us, ‘In just a little you will not see me, and in another little you will see me,’ and because ‘I am going to the Father’?”

18So they said: “What is this ‘little’ that He mentions? We do not know what He is talking about.” ⁴⁸⁹

19Well Jesus knew that they were wanting to question Him and said to them: “Are you inquiring among yourselves about what I said, ‘In just a little you will not see me, and in another little you will see me’?

20Most assuredly I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will become grieved, ⁴⁹⁰but your grief will be turned into joy. ⁴⁹¹

21When a woman gives birth she has pain, because her time has come; but when the child is born she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.

22So in your turn you are now experiencing grief, but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.

23In that day ⁴⁹²you will not question me about anything. “Most assuredly I say to you that whatever you ask the Father in my name He will give you.

24Until now you have not asked anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.

Figures of speech

25“I have told you these things using figures of speech, but a time is coming when I will no longer talk to you with figures of speech; rather I will tell you plainly about the Father.

26In that day you will ask in my name; I do not say to you that I will request the Father on your behalf,

27because the Father Himself is fond of you, ⁴⁹³in that you have become fond of me and have believed that I came forth from God.

28I did come forth from the Father and have come into the world. I am leaving the world again ⁴⁹⁴and am going to the Father.”

29His disciples say to Him: “Hey, now you are speaking plainly and using no figure of speech!

30Now we know that you know everything and don't need anyone to question you. ⁴⁹⁵By this we believe that you came forth from God.” ⁴⁹⁶

“Take heart!”

31Jesus answered them: “Do you believe now, really?

32Listen, an hour is coming, actually it has already arrived, that you will be scattered, each to his own, and you will leave me alone. ⁴⁹⁷Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

33I have spoken these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; ⁴⁹⁸but take heart, I have conquered the world!” ⁴⁹⁹