Part 26

016:014 He will glorify me, because He will take of what is mine and will make it known to you.

016:015 Everything that the Father has is mine; that is why I said that the Spirit of Truth takes of what is mine and will make it known to you.

016:016 "A little while and you see me no more, and again a little while and you shall see me."

016:017 Some of His disciples therefore said to one another, "What does this mean which He is telling us, `A little while and you do not see me, and again a little while and you shall see me,' and `Because I am going to the Father'?"

016:018 So they asked one another repeatedly, "What can that `little while' mean which He speaks of? We do not understand His words."

016:019 Jesus perceived that they wanted to ask Him, and He said, "Is this what you are questioning one another about-- my saying, `A little while and you do not see me, and again a little while and you shall see me'?

016:020 In most solemn truth I tell you that you will weep aloud and lament, but the world will be glad. You will mourn, but your grief will be turned into gladness.

016:021 A woman, when she is in labour, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has given birth to the babe, she no longer remembers the pain, because of her joy at a child being born into the world.

016:022 So you also now have sorrow; but I shall see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and your gladness no one will take away from you.

016:023 You will put no questions to me then. "In most solemn truth I tell you that whatever you ask the Father for in my name He will give you.

016:024 As yet you have not asked for anything in my name: ask, and you shall receive, that your hearts may be filled with gladness.

016:025 "All this I have spoken to you in veiled language. The time is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in veiled language, but will tell you about the Father in plain words.

016:026 At that time you will make your requests in my name; and I do not promise to ask the Father on your behalf,

016:027 for the Father Himself holds you dear, because you have held me dear and have believed that I came from the Father's presence.

016:028 I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again I am leaving the world and am going to the Father."

016:029 "Ah, now you are using plain language," said His disciples, "and are uttering no figure of speech!

016:030 Now we know that you have all knowledge, and do not need to be pressed with questions. Through this we believe that you came from God."

016:031 "Do you at last believe?" replied Jesus.

016:032 "Remember that the time is coming, nay, has already come, for you all to be dispersed each to his own home and to leave me alone. And yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me.

016:033 "I have spoken all this to you in order that in me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction. But keep up your courage: *I* have won the victory over the world."

017:001 When Jesus had thus spoken, He raised his eyes towards Heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come. Glorify Thy Son that the Son may glorify Thee;

017:002 even as Thou hast given Him authority over all mankind, so that on all whom Thou hast given Him He may bestow the Life of the Ages.

017:003 And in this consists the Life of the Ages--in knowing Thee the only true God and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.

017:004 I have glorified Thee on earth, having done perfectly the work which by Thine appointment has been mine to do.

017:005 And now, Father, do Thou glorify me in Thine own presence, with the glory that I had in Thy presence before the world existed.

017:006 "I have revealed Thy perfections to the men whom Thou gavest me out of the world. Thine they were, and Thou gavest them to me, and they have obeyed Thy message.

017:007 Now they know that whatever Thou hast given me is from Thee.

017:008 For the truths which Thou didst teach me I have taught them. And they have received them, and have known for certain that I came out from Thy presence, and have believed that Thou didst send me.