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I have yet many things to tell you, but you are not able to bear now.

But when that One comes, the Spirit of Truth, He will guide you into all Truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will announce the coming things to you.

Truly, truly, I say to you that you will weep and will lament, but the world will rejoice. And you will be grieved, but your grief will become joy.

The woman has grief when she bears, because her hour came, but when she brings forth the child, she no longer remembers the distress, because of the joy that a man was born into the world.

And you, then, truly have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one takes your joy from you.

I have spoken these things to you in allegories. An hour comes when I will no longer speak to you in allegories, but I will reveal the Father plainly to you.

I have spoken these things to you that you may have peace in Me. You have distress in the world; but be encouraged, I have overcome the world.

I pray concerning them; I do not pray concerning the world, but concerning the ones whom You gave to Me, because they are Yours.

I do not pray that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil.

And I do not pray concerning these only, but also concerning those who will believe in Me through their word;

Righteous Father, indeed the world did not know You, but I knew You; and these have known that You sent Me.

but Peter stood at the door outside. The other disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.

But on His having said these things, one of the under-officers standing by gave Jesus a blow with the palm, saying, Do You answer the high priest this way?

Jesus answered him, If I spoke evilly, bear witness concerning the evil; but if well, why do you strike Me?

Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the praetorium, and it was early. And they did not enter into the praetorium that they might not be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover.

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would have fought that I might not be delivered up to the Jews. But now My kingdom is not from here.

But there is a common custom to you that I should release one prisoner to you at the Passover. Then you decide: should I release the King of the Jews to you?

Then all cried out again, saying, Not this One, but Barabbas! But Barabbas was a plunderer.

And he entered into the praetorium again and said to Jesus, From where are You? But Jesus did not give him an answer.

From this, Pilate sought to release Him. But the Jews cried out, saying, If you release this One, you are not a friend of Caesar. Everyone making himself a king speaks against Caesar.