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John 16:20
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John 16:20

Truly, truly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. And you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept.

Blessed are they that mourn! For they shall be comforted.

And a great multitude of people were following Him, and of women who also were bewailing and lamenting Him.

And the ones who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, and will make merry, and will send one another gifts, because these two prophets tormented those living on the earth.

that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly is for a moment?

For His anger is only a moment; in His favor is life. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have torn off my sackcloth, and have clothed me with gladness,

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for Jehovah; and He bowed down to me, and heard my cry.

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.

And in that day you shall say, O Jehovah, I will praise You; though You were angry with me, turn away Your anger, and You shall comfort me.

He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from all faces. And He shall take away from all the earth the rebuke of His people. For Jehovah has spoken.

to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the mantle of praise for the spirit of heaviness; so that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that He might be glorified.

Hear the Word of Jehovah, you who tremble at His Word; your brothers who hated you, who cast you out for My name's sake, said, Let Jehovah be glorified. But He will appear to your joy, and they will be ashamed.

They shall come with weeping, and with prayers I will lead them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way; they shall not stumble in it, for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is My firstborn.

For I satisfy the weary soul, and I fill every sorrowful soul.

But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and get hold of his inheritance.

And those who passed by blasphemed Him, shaking their heads,

And on the next day, which was after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered to Pilate,

And the second time a cock crowed. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus said to him, Before a cock crows twice, you will deny Me three times. And thinking on it, he wept.

And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, Aha! You razing the temple and building it in three days,

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

And when He rose up from prayer and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping because of sorrow.

And Peter went out and wept bitterly.

And when the centurion saw what had been done, he glorified God, saying, Truly this Man was righteous.

And He said to them, What words are these that you have with one another as you walk, and are so sad?

But we had trusted that He was the One who was about to redeem Israel. And besides all this, today is the third day since these things were done.

But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

I have spoken these things to you so that you might have peace in Me. In the world you shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer. I have overcome the world.

And His mother stood by the cross of Jesus, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

And continuing with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they shared food with gladness and simplicity of heart,

Then indeed they departed from the presence of the sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be shamed for His name.

Through Him we also have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice on the hope of the glory of God.

And not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the reconciliation.

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.

But the fruit of the Spirit is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, welcoming the Word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God, even our Father, who has loved us and has given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into different kinds of temptations,

in which you greatly rejoice, yet a little while, if need be, grieving in manifold temptations;

Now to Him being able to keep you without stumbling, and to set you before His glory without blemish, with unspeakable joy;

And I said to him, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These are the ones who came out of the great tribulation and have washed their robes, and have whitened them in the blood of the Lamb.

As much as she has glorified herself and has lived in luxury, so much torment and sorrow give her. For she says in her heart, I sit as a queen, and I am not a widow; and I do not see mourning at all.

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Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

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But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.
And His mother stood by the cross of Jesus, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
And the second time a cock crowed. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus said to him, Before a cock crows twice, you will deny Me three times. And thinking on it, he wept.
She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept.
And when He rose up from prayer and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping because of sorrow.
And when the centurion saw what had been done, he glorified God, saying, Truly this Man was righteous.
And He said to them, What words are these that you have with one another as you walk, and are so sad?

But the

that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly is for a moment?
But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and get hold of his inheritance.
And those who passed by blasphemed Him, shaking their heads,
And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, Aha! You razing the temple and building it in three days,
And the ones who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, and will make merry, and will send one another gifts, because these two prophets tormented those living on the earth.
As much as she has glorified herself and has lived in luxury, so much torment and sorrow give her. For she says in her heart, I sit as a queen, and I am not a widow; and I do not see mourning at all.

Your

For His anger is only a moment; in His favor is life. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for Jehovah; and He bowed down to me, and heard my cry.
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.
And in that day you shall say, O Jehovah, I will praise You; though You were angry with me, turn away Your anger, and You shall comfort me.
He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from all faces. And He shall take away from all the earth the rebuke of His people. For Jehovah has spoken.
to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the mantle of praise for the spirit of heaviness; so that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that He might be glorified.
Hear the Word of Jehovah, you who tremble at His Word; your brothers who hated you, who cast you out for My name's sake, said, Let Jehovah be glorified. But He will appear to your joy, and they will be ashamed.
They shall come with weeping, and with prayers I will lead them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way; they shall not stumble in it, for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is My firstborn.
Blessed are they that mourn! For they shall be comforted.
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
And continuing with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they shared food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
Then indeed they departed from the presence of the sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be shamed for His name.
Through Him we also have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice on the hope of the glory of God.
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.
But the fruit of the Spirit is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,
And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, welcoming the Word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God, even our Father, who has loved us and has given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into different kinds of temptations,
in which you greatly rejoice, yet a little while, if need be, grieving in manifold temptations;
Now to Him being able to keep you without stumbling, and to set you before His glory without blemish, with unspeakable joy;
And I said to him, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These are the ones who came out of the great tribulation and have washed their robes, and have whitened them in the blood of the Lamb.

General references

Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; and let those who love Your salvation say without ending, Let God be magnified.
You have set up the right hand of his enemies; You have made all his enemies rejoice.
Blessed are they that mourn! For they shall be comforted.
But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.
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