John 16:16-24

Jesus’ Death and Resurrection Foretold

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16} “^(A)A little while, and ^(B)you will no longer see Me; and again a little while, and ^(C)you will see Me.” ^{Tools
17} Some of His disciples then said to one another, “What is this thing He is telling us, ‘^(D)A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because ^(E)I go to the Father’?” ^{Tools
18} So they were saying, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.” ^{Tools
19} ^(F)Jesus knew that they wished to question Him, and He said to them, “Are you deliberating together about this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me’? ^{Tools
20} Truly, truly, I say to you, that ^(G)you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but ^(H)your grief will be turned into joy. ^{Tools
21} ^(I)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. ^{Tools
22} Therefore ^(J)you too have grief now; but ^(K)I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

Prayer Promises

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23} ^(L)In that day ^(M)you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(N)if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you. ^{Tools
24} ^(O)Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your ^(P)joy may be made full.

Footnotes:

a. John 16:21: ['Lit ', grief]

b. John 16:21: ['Lit ', human being]

Cross references:

A. John 16:16: John 7:33

B. John 16:16: John 14:18-24; John 16:16-24

C. John 16:16: John 16:22

D. John 16:17: John 16:16

E. John 16:17: John 16:5

F. John 16:19: Mark 9:32; John 6:61

G. John 16:20: Mark 16:10; Luke 23:27

H. John 16:20: John 20:20

I. John 16:21: Isaiah 13:8; Isaiah 21:3; Isaiah 26:17; Isaiah 66:7; Hosea 13:13; Micah 4:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:3

J. John 16:22: John 16:6

K. John 16:22: John 16:16

L. John 16:23: John 14:20; John 16:26

M. John 16:23: John 16:19; John 16:30

N. John 16:23: John 15:16

O. John 16:24: John 14:14

P. John 16:24: John 3:29; John 15:11