John 16:20-22

New American Standard Bible

²⁰Truly, truly I say to you that ^(A)you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but ^(B)your grief will be turned into joy! ²¹^(C)Whenever a woman is in labor she has ^[a]pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a ^[b]child has been born into the world. ²²Therefore ^(D)you too have grief now; but ^(E)I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one is going to take your joy away from you.

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Footnotes

John 16:21 Lit grief
John 16:21 Lit human being

John 16:20-22

Amplified Bible

²⁰I assure you and most solemnly say to you, that you will weep and grieve [in great mourning], but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. ²¹A woman, when she is in labor, has pain because her time [to give birth] has come; but when she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of her joy that a child has come into the world. ²²So for now you are in grief; but I will see you again, and [then] your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away from you your [great] joy.

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John 16:20-22

English Standard Version

²⁰Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(A)you will weep and lament, but ^(B)the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but ^(C)your sorrow will turn into joy. ²¹^(D)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^(E)So also you have sorrow now, but ^(F)I will see you again, and ^(G)your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.