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Soοὖνyouὑμεῖςalsoκαὶhaveἔχετεsorrowλύπηνnow;νῦν μὲνbutδὲI will seeὄψομαιyouὑμᾶςagain,πάλινandκαὶyour heartὑμῶν ἡ καρδίαwill rejoice,χαρήσεταιandκαὶno oneοὐδεὶςtakesαἴρειyour joyτὴν χαρὰν ὑμῶνfromἀφ’you.ὑμῶν
John 16:22
Study it in the app“So you also have sorrow now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one takes your joy from you.”
Jesus compares the disciples' sorrow to a woman giving birthJoy and thanks
With the Greek beneath
John 16:22, word by word
- haveἔχετεechete
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echete” appears- sorrowλύπηνlypēn
grief, sorrow
Sorrow, grief.
Where else “lypēn” appears- I will seeὄψομαιopsomai
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “opsomai” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears- your heartκαρδίαkardia
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardia” appears- will rejoiceχαρήσεταιcharēsetai
rejoice
To feel joy and gladness about something.
Where else “charēsetai” appears- takesαἴρειairei
take away
To take something or someone away from its place.
Where else “airei” appears- your joyχαρὰνcharan
joy
Joy, gladness.
Where else “charan” appears
The context
21A woman, when she is giving birth, has sorrow, because her hour has come; but when she has borne the child, she no longer remembers the affliction because of the joy that a human being has been born into the world.
22 · This verse (above)
23And on that day you will ask me nothing. Truly, truly, I tell you, if you ask the Father anything in my name, he will give it to you.
To study John 16 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus says it is to their advantage that he goes away. What does he say the Spirit of truth will do when he comes? (vv. 7-15)
2. What it means
Jesus uses the picture of a woman giving birth to speak of sorrow and joy (vv. 20-22). What does he want his disciples to understand?
3. How I live it
Jesus says, “In the world you have affliction, but take courage” (v. 33). What difficulty today can you face with that peace?