17, 18. The Apostles were perplexed, and did not understand. Doubtless their sorrow at the thought of His departure confused them, and in any case the meaning was not clear. 19. Cognovit autem Iesus quia 19. And Jesus knew that they volebant cum interrogare et had a mind to ask him: and he dixit eis: De hoc quaeritis said to them: Of this do you inter vos quia dixi, Modicum? inquire among yourselves, et non videbitis me: et iterum because I said: A little modicum, et videbitis me. while, and you shall not see me: and again a little while, and you shall see me? 19. Though they had spoken only among themselves, Jesus knew their thoughts, and was aware of their perplexity. 20. Amen, amen dico vobis: 20. Amen, amen, I say to you, quia plorabitis et flebitis that you shall lament and vos, mundus autem gaudebit: weep, but the world shall vos autem contristabimini, sed rejoice: and you shall be made tristitia vestra vertetur in sorrowful, but your sorrow gaudium. shall be turned into joy. 21. Mulier cum parit, 21. A woman, when she is in tristitiam habet, quia labour, hath sorrow, because venithora eius: cum autem her hour is come: but when she pepererit puerum, iam non hath brought forth the child, meminit pressurae propter she remembereth no more the gaudium, quia natus est homo anguish, for joy that a man is in mundum. born into the world. 20, 21. He compares their brief sorrow here below to that of a woman in labour, and their lasting joy to that of a mother when she has brought forth her child. 22. Et vosigitur nunc quidem 22. So also you now indeed tristitiam habetis, iterum have sorrow, but I will see autem videbo vos, et gaudebit you again, and your heart cor vestrum: et gaudium shall rejoice; and your joy no vestrum nemo toilet a vobis? man shall take from you. 22. Applying the preceding comparison, He says: You too now in this life, the period of your travail, have sorrow; but I will see you again at the day of general judgment (or, perhaps, when their souls should enter heaven), and then your joy shall be lasting. 23. Et in illo die me non 23. And in that day you shall rogabitis quidquam. Amen, amen not ask me anything. Amen, dico vobis: si quid petieritis amen, I say to you: if you ask Patrem in nomine nemo dabit the Father anything in my vobis. name, he will give it you.