John 16:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

Ye now

John 16:6

And your

General references

Matthew 5:4

John 16:6

Philippians 1:26

Bible References

Ye now

And now that I have told you these things, your hearts are full of grief.

And your

but whoever drinks the water I give him will never get thirsty [again]. For the water I will give him will become in him [i.e., in his spirit] a spring of water, bubbling up and producing never ending life." [See John 7:38].

But only one thing is [really] needful. For Mary has made the better choice, which will not be taken away from her."

But Abraham said [to him], 'Son, remember how you enjoyed good things when you were alive [on earth] and how Lazarus had to put up with bad things? But now here [i.e., in the unseen place of departed spirits] he is being comforted and you are in agony.

[So the gentleman concluded], 'I tell you, to every person who [already] has something, [more] will be given, but from that person who has [almost] nothing, even [the little] he has will be taken away from him.

When the apostles left the Council meeting, they were rejoicing over being considered worthy to suffer [such] shame for the name [of Jesus].

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God while the [other] prisoners listened.

except that the Holy Spirit reveals to me in every city [I visit] that chains and persecutions await me there.

Who [i.e., what] can separate us from Christ's love [for us]? [i.e., what unfortunate circumstance of life might suggest that Christ does not love us?] Would [it be] trouble? Or distress? Or persecution? Or inadequate food? Or inadequate clothing? Or danger? Or [even] death?

So, brothers, through all of our distress and persecution, we were encouraged over you because of your faith,

Now, may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us never ending encouragement and good hope through [His] unearned favor,

He did this so that by two unchangeable things [i.e., His promise and His oath], (and it is impossible for God to lie), we, who have fled [to God] for refuge, could be greatly encouraged to take hold of the hope set before us [i.e., the hope of never ending life].

For you showed sympathy for those who were in prison and accepted it joyfully when your [own] possessions were taken away, [because] you knew that you yourselves had a better and more permanent possession [in heaven].

Although you have not seen Jesus, you [still] love Him and believe in Him, and this causes you to have an indescribable, glorious joy.

You should rejoice that you are sharing some of what Christ has suffered, so that you will get to rejoice all the more when He returns in His splendor.

General references

"Those persons who feel grief [over their sins] are blessed because they will receive comfort [from God when they repent].

And now that I have told you these things, your hearts are full of grief.

so that, by my being with you again, you will be able to rejoice all the more in [our lives together with] Christ Jesus.