1I am telling you these things, so that you will not turn away.
2You will be chased out of the synagogues. And the time will come when people will kill you and think they are doing God a favor.
3They will do these things because they don't know either the Father or me.
4I am saying this to you now, so that when the time comes, you will remember what I have said.
The Work of the Holy SpiritI was with you at the first, and so I didn't tell you these things.
5But now I am going back to the Father who sent me, and none of you asks me where I am going.
6You are very sad from hearing all of this.
7But I tell you I am going to do what is best for you. This is why I am going away. The Holy Spirit cannot come to help you until I leave. But after I am gone, I will send the Spirit to you.
8The Spirit will come and show the people of this world the truth about sin and God's justice and the judgment.
9The Spirit will show them that they are wrong about sin, because they didn't have faith in me.
10They are wrong about God's justice, because I am going to the Father, and you won't see me again.
11And they are wrong about the judgment, because God has already judged the ruler of this world.
12I have much more to say to you, but right now it would be more than you could understand.
13 Then it will be given to you, so you will be completely happy.
25I have used examples to explain to you what I have been talking about. But the time will come when I will speak to you plainly about the Father and will no longer use examples like these.
26You will ask the Father in my name, and I won't have to ask him for you.
27God the Father loves you because you love me, and you believe I have come from him.
28I came from the Father into the world, but I am leaving the world and returning to the Father.
29The disciples said, “Now you are speaking plainly to us! You are not using examples.
30At last we know that you understand everything, and we don't have any more questions. Now we believe you truly have come from God.”
31Jesus replied:
Do you really believe me?
32The time will come and is already here when all of you will be scattered. Each of you will go back home and leave me by myself. But the Father will be with me, and I won't be alone.
33I have told you this, so that you might have peace in your hearts because of me. While you are in the world, you will have to suffer. But cheer up! I have defeated the world.
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