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John 16:12-22
English Standard Version
John 16:12-22
English Standard Version
12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When (A)the Spirit of truth comes, (B)he will (C)guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but (D)whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will (E)glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 (F)All that the Father has is mine; (G)therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
Your Sorrow Will Turn into Joy
16 (H)“A little while, and you will see me no longer; and (I)again a little while, and you will see me.” 17 So (J)some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, (K)‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and, (L)‘because I am going to the Father’?” 18 So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? (M)We do not know what he is talking about.” 19 (N)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, (O)you will weep and lament, but (P)the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but (Q)your sorrow will turn into joy. 21 (R)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. 22 (S)So also you have sorrow now, but (T)I will see you again, and (U)your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
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John 16:12-22
New International Version
John 16:12-22
New International Version
12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear.(A) 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth,(B) comes, he will guide you into all the truth.(C) He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine.(D) That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”
The Disciples’ Grief Will Turn to Joy
16 Jesus went on to say, “In a little while(E) you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.”(F)
17 At this, some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,’(G) and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”(H) 18 They kept asking, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand what he is saying.”
19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me’? 20 Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn(I) while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.(J) 21 A woman giving birth to a child has pain(K) because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. 22 So with you: Now is your time of grief,(L) but I will see you again(M) and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.(N)
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