Jesusknewthat they wishedto questionHim, and He saidto them, "Are you deliberatingtogetheraboutthis,that I said,'A little while,and you will not seeMe, and againa little while,and you will seeMe'?
"Sodo not be likethem; for your Fatherknowswhatyou needbeforeyou askHim.
And Jesusknowingtheir thoughtssaid,"Whyare you thinkingevilin your hearts?
But they did not understand[this] statement,and they were afraidto askHim.
"Little children,I amwith you a little whilelonger.You will seekMe; and as I saidto the Jews,nowI alsosayto you, 'WhereI am going,you cannotcome.'
"Aftera little whilethe worldwill no longerseeMe, but you [will] seeMe; becauseI live,you will livealso.
"A little while,and you will no longerseeMe; and againa little while,and you will seeMe."
Sothey were saying,"Whatis thisthat He says,'A little while?We do not knowwhatHe is talkingabout."
"In that dayyou will not questionMe about anything.Truly,truly,I sayto you, ifyou askthe Fatherfor anythingin My name,He will giveit to you.
"In that dayyou will askin My name,and I do not sayto you that I will requestof the Fatheron your behalf;
"Nowwe know that You knowall things,and havenoneedfor anyoneto questionYou; by thiswe believethat You camefrom God."
He saidto him the thirdtime,"Simon,[son] of John,do you loveMe?" Peterwas grievedbecauseHe saidto him the third time,"Do you loveMe?" And he saidto Him, "Lord,You knowall things;You knowthat I loveYou." Jesussaidto him, "TendMy sheep.
But Jesus,consciousthat His disciplesgrumbledat this,saidto them, "Does thiscause you to stumble?
ThereforeJesussaid,"For a littlewhilelongerI amwith you, thenI goto Him who sentMe.
And there is nocreaturehiddenfrom His sight,but all thingsare openand laid bareto the eyesof Him with whomwe have to do.
And I will killher childrenwith pestilence,and allthe churcheswill knowthat I amHe who searchesthe mindsand hearts;and I will giveto each oneof you accordingto your deeds.
