John 16:22

John 16:22

20 Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and ^alament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into ^bjoy.

21 ^aA woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.

22 Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and ^ayour heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.

23 “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. ^aMost assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you.

24 Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, ^athat your joy may be ^bfull.

Jesus Christ Has Overcome the World

25 “These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but I will tell you ^aplainly about the Father.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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And ye therefore now (kai umeiv oun nun). See John 8:38 for like emphasis on

ye (umeiv). The "sorrow" (luphn) is like that of the mother in childbirth (real, but fleeting, with permanent joy following). The metaphor points, of course, to the resurrection of Jesus which did change the grief of the disciples to gladness, once they are convinced that Jesus has risen from the dead.

But I will see you again (palin de oyomai umav). Future middle of oraw, to see. In verses John 16:16, John 16:19 Jesus had said "ye shall see me" (oyesqe me), but here we have one more blessed promise, "I shall see you," showing "that we are the objects of God's regard" (Westcott).

Shall rejoice (xarhsetai). Second future passive of xairw.

Taketh away (airei). Present active indicative, futuristic present, but B D have arei the future active (shall take away). This joy is a permanent possession.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 16:22:**

John 8:40
John 16:16
John 20:20
Romans 7:7
Galatians 4:15

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