Parallel Verses
Anderson New Testament
Verily, verily I say to you, you shall weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, you'll cry and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You'll be deeply distressed, but your pain will turn into joy.
A Conservative Version
Truly, truly, I say to you, that ye will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. Ye will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will become into joy.
American Standard Version
Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Truly, truly, I tell you, you will cry and mourn [i.e., over my suffering and death], but the world will be glad [about it]. You will be sad, but your sadness will turn to joy [i.e., when learning of my resurrection].
Bible in Basic English
Truly I say to you, You will be weeping and sorrowing, but the world will be glad: you will be sad, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
Common New Testament
Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.
Daniel Mace New Testament
verily, verily I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Darby Translation
Verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, ye, but the world shall rejoice; and ye will be grieved, but your grief shall be turned to joy.
Godbey New Testament
Truly, truly, I say unto you, that you will weep and mourn, and the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
Goodspeed New Testament
I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world will be happy; you will grieve, but your grief will change to happiness.
John Wesley New Testament
Verily, verily I say unto you, Ye will weep and lament; but the world will rejoice: ye will be sorrowful; but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Julia Smith Translation
Truly, truly, I say to you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be grieved, but your grief shall be into joy.
King James 2000
Verily, verily, I say unto you, That you shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and you shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Truly, truly I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will change to joy.
Modern King James verseion
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Verily, verily I say unto you, Ye shall weep and lament, and the world shall rejoice. Ye shall sorrow: but your sorrow shall be turned to joy.
Moffatt New Testament
Truly, truly I tell you, you will be wailing and lamenting while the world is rejoicing; you will be sorrowful, but then your sorrow will be changed into joy.
Montgomery New Testament
I tell you solemnly that you will be weeping and wailing while the world is rejoicing; you will be grief-stricken, but your grief shall be turned into gladness.
NET Bible
I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice; you will be sad, but your sadness will turn into joy.
New Heart English Bible
Truly, truly, I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
Noyes New Testament
Truly, truly do I say to you, that ye will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; ye will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
Sawyer New Testament
I tell you most truly, that you shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice; and you shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall become joy.
The Emphasized Bible
Verily, verily, I say unto you - Ye, shall weep and lament, but, the world, shall rejoice: Ye, shall be grieved, but, your grief, into joy, shall be turned.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be very sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Twentieth Century New Testament
In truth I tell you that you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will suffer pain, but your pain shall turn to joy.
Webster
Verily, verily, I say to you, that ye will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice: and ye will be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Weymouth New Testament
In most solemn truth I tell you that you will weep aloud and lament, but the world will be glad. You will mourn, but your grief will be turned into gladness.
Williams New Testament
I most solemnly say to you, you will weep and wail, but the world will be glad; you will grieve but your grief will be turned into gladness.
World English Bible
Most certainly I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
Worrell New Testament
Verily, verily, I say to you, that ye will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice: ye will be made sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
Worsley New Testament
Verily I tell 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.
Youngs Literal Translation
verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, and the world will rejoice; and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow joy will become.
Themes
Coming of the lord jesus Christ » The lord going away only to return later
Consolation under Affliction » To the troubled in mind
Joy » Afflictions of saints succeeded by
Interlinear
Humeis
ὑμείς
Humeis
Usage: 120
δέ
De
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184
De
ἀλλά
Alla
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461
Chairo
Lupeo
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 16:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Predicts His Return To The Disciples
19 Then Jesus knew that they wished to ask him; and he said to them: Are you inquiring of one another about this, because I said, A little while and you will not see me; and again, a little while, and you will see me? 20 Verily, verily I say to you, you shall weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. 21 A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow, be cause her hour has come; but when the child is born, she no longer remembers the pain, for joy that a man is born into the world.
Names
Cross References
Mark 16:10
And she went and told it to those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
Matthew 5:4
Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.
Luke 23:27
And there followed him a great number of the people, and of women that bewailed and lamented him.
Revelation 11:10
And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, and make merry, and will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwelt on the earth.
Matthew 21:38
But the vine-dressers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and seize upon the inheritance.
Matthew 27:39-44
And they that passed by reviled him, shaking their heads,
Matthew 27:62-66
On the morrow, which was the day after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate,
Mark 14:72
And immediately the cock crew the second time. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: Before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times. And when he thought upon it, he wept.
Mark 15:29-32
And those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads, and saying: Aha! you that destroy the temple, and build it in three days,
Luke 6:21
Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh.
Luke 22:45
And he arose from prayer, and came to his disciples, and found them asleep for sorrow.
Luke 22:62
And Peter went out and wept bitterly.
Luke 23:47-49
When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying: Truly, this was a righteous man.
Luke 24:17
And he said to them: What matters are these which you are discussing with one another as you walk and are sad?
Luke 24:21
But we trusted that it was he that was about to redeem Israel. And besides all this, to-day is the third day since these things were done.
John 16:6
But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.
John 16:33
These things I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you shall have affliction, but be of good courage; I have overcome the world.
John 19:25-27
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene.
John 20:20
And having said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced, when they saw the Lord.
Acts 2:46-47
And with one consent, they continued daily in the temple; and, breaking bread from house to house, they partook of their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
Acts 5:41
Then, they went from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were thought worthy to suffer shame for his name's sake.
Romans 5:2-3
through whom we have had access, by faith, into this grace in which we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Romans 5:11
And not only so, but we rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 6:10
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness,
1 Thessalonians 1:6
And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction with joy of the Holy Spirit,
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, who has loved us, and given us eternal consolation and good hope through grace,
James 1:2
My brethren, count it all joy, when you fall into manifold trials,
1 Peter 1:6-8
in which you rejoice, though now for a little while, since it is needful, you are in sorrow under various temptations;
Jude 1:24
Now to him that is able to keep you free from stumbling, and to present you blameless in the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only God our Savior, be glory and majesty, strength and authority, both now and throughout all the ages. Amen.
Revelation 7:14-17
And I said to him: Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me: These are they who have come out of great affliction, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 18:7
As much glory and voluptuousness as she has given to herself, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.