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and_o you_o now_o therefore_o be_v in_o sorrow_n but_o i_o will_v see_v you_o again_o and_o your_o heart_n shall_v rejoice_v and_o your_o joy_n shall_v no_o man_n take_v from_o you_o 23_o and_o in_o that_o day_n shall_v you_o ask_v i_o nothing_o very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v ask_v the_o father_n in_o my_o name_n he_o will_v give_v it_o you_o 24_o hitherto_o have_v you_o ask_v nothing_o in_o my_o name_n ask_v and_o you_o shall_v receive_v that_o your_o joy_n may_v be_v full_a 25_o these_o thing_n have_v i_o speak_v unto_o you_o in_o parable_n but_o the_o time_n will_v come_v when_o i_o shall_v no_o more_o speak_v to_o you_o in_o parable_n but_o i_o shall_v show_v you_o plain_o of_o the_o father_n 26_o at_o that_o day_n shall_v you_o ask_v in_o my_o name_n and_o i_o say_v not_o unto_o you_o that_o i_o will_v pray_v unto_o the_o father_n for_o you_o 27_o for_o the_o father_n himself_o love_v you_o because_o you_o have_v love_v i_o and_o have_v believe_v 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