He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. So this joy of mine has been made full.

These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.

Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will cry and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

Whenever a woman is in labor she has sorrow, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a child has been born into the world.

Therefore you too have sorrow now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made complete.

But now I come to You; and these things I speak in the world so that they may have My joy made full in themselves.