John 16:19-21

English Standard Version

^19 (A)Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’? ²⁰ Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(B)you will weep and lament, but ^(C)the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but ^(D)your sorrow will turn into joy. ^21 (E)When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.