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The Book of John, Chapter 16, Verse 6

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‹But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?›
King James Version
‹But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.›
American Standard Version
But because I have spoken these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
New English Translation
Then some of his disciples said to one another,“What is the meaning of what he is saying,‘In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will see me,’ and,‘because I am going to the Father’?”
World English Bible
But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.
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‹Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.›
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‹And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:›
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‹Of sin, because they believe not on me;›
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‹Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;›
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‹Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.›
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‹I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.›
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‹Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear,› [that] ‹shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.›
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‹He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew› [it] ‹unto you.›
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‹All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew› [it] ‹unto you.›
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‹A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.›