John 16:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
John 16:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 16:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 16:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
John 16:20 — World English Bible
John 16:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
John 16:20 — American Standard Version
John 16:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
John 16:20 — Young's Literal Translation
John 16:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
John 16:20 — Darby Translation
John 16:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Verely, verely I say vnto you, that ye shall weepe and lament, and the worlde shall reioyce: and ye shall sorowe, but your sorowe shalbe turned to ioye.”
John 16:20 — Geneva Bible
John 16:20 in Context — John 16
18 Decían pues: ¿Qué es esto que dice: Un poquito? No entendemos lo que habla.
19 Y conoció Jesús que le querían preguntar, y díjoles: ¿Preguntáis entre vosotros de esto que dije: Un poquito, y no me veréis, y otra vez un poquito, y me veréis?
20 De cierto, de cierto os digo, que vosotros lloraréis y lamentaréis, y el mundo se alegrará: empero aunque vosotros estaréis tristes, vuestra tristeza se tornará en gozo.
21 La mujer cuando pare, tiene dolor, porque es venida su hora; mas después que ha parido un niño, ya no se acuerda de la angustia, por el gozo de que haya nacido un hombre en el mundo.
22 También, pues, vosotros ahora ciertamente tenéis tristeza; mas otra vez os veré, y se gozará vuestro corazón, y nadie quitará de vosotros vuestro gozo.
What Does John 16:20 Mean?
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