21. When a woman is about to give birth, she is sad because her hour of suffering has come; but when the baby is born, she forgets her suffering, because she is happy that a baby has been born into the world.
22. That is how it is with you: now you are sad, but I will see you again, and your hearts will be filled with gladness, the kind of gladness that no one can take away from you.
23. “When that day comes, you will not ask me for anything. I am telling you the truth: the Father will give you whatever you ask him for in my name.
24. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your happiness may be complete.
25. “I have used figures of speech to tell you these things. But the time will come when I will not use figures of speech, but will speak to you plainly about the Father.