Parallel Verses
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.
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].
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.
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.
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 knew Jesus that they wished to ask him, and he said to them, For this seek ye with one another that I said, A little while, and ye see me not; and again a little, and ye shall see me 20 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. 21 A woman when she should bring forth, has grief, because her hour has come: and when the child should be born, she no more remembers the anguish, for the joy that a man was born into the world.
Names
Cross References
Mark 16:10
She having gone announced to them having been with him, grieving and weeping.
Matthew 5:4
Happy they suffering: for they shall be comforted.
Luke 23:27
And a great multitude of people followed him, and of women, and who were lamenting bitterly, and bewailing him.
Revelation 11:10
And they dwelling upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and shall be gladdened, and shall send gifts to one another; for these two prophets tortured them dwelling upon the earth.
Job 20:5
For the rejoicing of the unjust drawing near, and the gladness of the profane even for a moment
Psalm 30:5
For a moment in his anger; life in his acceptance: weeping shall lodge in the evening, and rejoicing for the morning.
Psalm 30:11
Thou didst turn my wailing to dancing to me: thou didst loose my sackcloth, and thou wilt gird me with gladness;
Psalm 40:1-3
To the overseer: of David chanting. Waiting, I waited for Jehovah, and he will incline to me, and he will hear my cry.
Psalm 97:11
Light was sown for the just one, and gladness for the upright of heart
Psalm 126:5-6
They sowing in tears shall reap in rejoicing.
Isaiah 12:1
And thou saidst in that day, I will praise thee, O Jehovah: for thou wert angry with me, thine anger will turn back and thou wilt comfort me,
Isaiah 25:8-9
He swallowed up death for glory, the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the reproach of his people he will remove from off all the earth, for Jehovah spake.
Isaiah 61:3
To set to those mourning in Zion, to give to them adorning instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the vestment of praise for the spirit of faintness; and it shall be called to them, The mighty trees of justice of the planting of Jehovah, to be honored.
Isaiah 66:5
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye trembling at his word: Your brethren hating you, excluding you for sake of my name, said, Jehovah shall be honored: and he was seen to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
Jeremiah 31:9-14
In weeping will they come, and I will lead them in mercies; I will cause them to go to the streams of waters in a straight way; they shall not stumble in it: for I was to Israel for a father, and Ephraim he is my first-born.
Jeremiah 31:25
For I satiated the weary soul, and every soul pining away I filled.
Matthew 21:38
And the farmers, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and possess his inheritance.
Matthew 27:39-44
And they coming near, blasphemed him, shaking their heads,
Matthew 27:62-66
And in the morrow, which is after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate
Mark 14:72
And of the second time the cock uttered a sound. And Peter remembered the word which Jesus spake to him, That before the cock utter a sound twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And throwing blame, he wept.
Mark 15:29-32
And they going by blasphemed him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ali, thou loosing the temple, and building in three days,
Luke 6:21
Happy the hungering now: for ye shall be satisfied. Happy the weeping now: for ye shall laugh.
Luke 22:45
And having risen from prayer, having come to his disciples, he found them sleeping from grief;
Luke 22:62
And Peter having come forth without wept bitterly.
Luke 23:47-49
And the centurion having seen that having been done, honoured God, saying, Surely this man was just.
Luke 24:17
And he said to them, What words these which, walking about, ye discuss with one another, and are of gloomy aspect?
Luke 24:21
And we hoped that this is he about to redeem Israel: but also with all these things, to day it brings the third day from which these things were.
John 16:6
But because I have spoken these to you, sorrow has filled your heart.
John 16:33
These have I spoken to you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world shall ye have pressure; but take courage; I have conquered the world.
John 19:25-27
And by the cross of Jesus stood his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
John 20:20
And having said this, he showed them his hands, and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced, having seen the Lord.
Acts 2:46-47
And in the day persevering unanimously in the temple, and breaking bread in the house, they partook of food with lively joy and simplicity of heart,
Acts 5:41
Truly therefore they went rejoicing from the face of the council, that for his name they were deemed worthy to be dishonoured.
Romans 5:2-3
By whom also we have had access by faith into this grace in which we have stood, and we boast upon hope of the glory of God.
Romans 5:11
And not only, but also boasting in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 6:10
As being grieved, and always rejoicing; as poor, and making many rich; as having nothing, and possessing all things.
Galatians 5:22
And the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith,
1 Thessalonians 1:6
And ye were imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much pressure, with joy of the Holy Spirit:
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
And our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, also our Father, having loved us, and given us eternal consolation and good hope in grace,
James 1:2
Deem all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into various trials;
1 Peter 1:6-8
By which ye are transported with joy, now for a little, (if it is necessary,) having grieved in various temptations:
Jude 1:24
And to him able to watch yourselves from falling, and to place blameless before his glory with transport of joy,
Revelation 7:14-17
And I said to him, Lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they coming out of great pressure, and they washed their robes, and whitened their robes in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 18:7
As much as she glorified herself, and led an insolent life, give her so much torture and grief: for in her heart she says, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and I should see no grief.