John 16:22

Grief Joy Hope Jesus Christ

²⁰ Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.

²¹ A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.

So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.

²³ In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

²⁴ Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
KJV: And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
WEB: Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
ASV: And ye therefore now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh away from you.
DARBY: And ye now therefore have grief; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one takes from you.
BLB: Therefore you⁺ also indeed have grief now; but I will see you⁺ again, and your⁺ heart will rejoice, and no one will take your⁺ joy from you⁺.

ÅB: Slik har også dere nå sorg; men jeg skal se dere igjen, og deres hjerte skal glede seg, og ingen tar deres glede fra dere.
OTB: Slik er det også med dere: Nå er det sorgens tid for dere, men jeg skal se dere igjen, og deres hjerter skal glede seg, og ingen skal ta deres glede fra dere.
B1930: Således har også I nu sorg; men jeg skal se eder igjen, og eders hjerte skal glede sig, og ingen tar eders glede fra eder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Peter 1:8
Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
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Acts 13:52
And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
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John 16:6
Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.
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2 Thessalonians 2:16
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
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1 Peter 4:13–14
But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
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Acts 16:25
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
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Psalms 146:2
I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
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Isaiah 25:9
And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
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