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But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin. But now they do not have a valid excuse for their sin.

If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not have sin. But now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.

But this happened so that the word that is written in their law would be fulfilled, ‘They hated me without a reason.'

They will expel you from the synagogue, but an hour is coming that everyone who kills you will think they are offering service to God.

But I have said these things to you so that when their hour comes, you may remember that I told you about them. "And I have not said these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you.

But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and none of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?'

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

But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

I still have many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them now.

But when he—the Spirit of truth—comes, he will guide you into all the truth. For he will not speak from himself, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will proclaim to you the things to come.

Truly, truly I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will change to joy.

A woman, when she gives birth, experiences pain because her hour has come. But when her child is born, she no longer remembers the affliction, on account of the joy that a human being has been born into the world.

So you also are experiencing sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy from you.

"I have said these things to you in figurative sayings. An hour is coming when I will speak to you in figurative sayings no longer, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.

I have said these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction, but have courage! I have conquered the world."

I am asking on behalf of them. I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you have given me, because they are yours,

I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you protect them from the evil one.

"And I do not ask on behalf of these only, but also on behalf of those who believe in me through their word,

But Peter was standing by the door outside. So the other disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper and brought Peter in.