John 16:16-22 (Holman Christian Standard)
Sorrow Turned to Joy
16 "A little while and you will no longer see Me; again a little while and you will see Me." a 17 Therefore some of His disciples said to one another, "What is this He tells us: 'A little while and you will not see Me; again a little while and you will see Me' ; and, 'because I am going to the Father' ?" 18 They said, "What is this He is saying,b 'A little while' ? We don't know what He's talking about!" 19 Jesus knew they wanted to question Him, so He said to them, "Are you asking one another about what I said, 'A little while and you will not see Me; again a little while and you will see Me'? 20 "I assure you: You will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy. 21 When a woman is in labor she has pain because her time has come. But when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a person has been born into the world. 22 So you also have sorrow c now. But I will see you again. Your hearts will rejoice, and no one will rob you of your joy.Holman Christian Standard Bible ® Copyright © 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Holman Christian Standard)
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a.
John 16:16 - Other mss add because I am going to the Father
b.
John 16:18 - Other mss omit He is saying
c.
John 16:22 - Other mss read will have sorrow