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But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'

But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.

Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don't go away, the Counselor won't come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

"I have yet many things to tell you, but you can't bear them now.

However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever things he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you the things that are to come.

Most assuredly I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

A woman, when she is in travail, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn't remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a child is born into the world.

You therefore now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the time comes when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."

I pray for them. I don't pray for the world, but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.

But now I come to you, and I say these things in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves.

I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one.

Neither for these only do I pray, but for those also who believe in me through their word,

Righteous Father, the world didn't know you, but I knew you; and these knew that you sent me.

but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to her who kept the door, and brought in Peter.

Jesus answered him, "If I have spoken evil, testify of the evil; but if well, why do you beat me?"

They led Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. It was early, and they themselves didn't enter into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.

Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that I wouldn't be delivered to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from here."

But you have a custom, that I should release to you one at the Passover. Therefore do you desire that I release to you the King of the Jews?"