John 16:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.”
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“Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo John 16:20 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 20:5the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
- Psalms 30:5For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
- Psalms 30:11You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
- Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
- Psalms 97:11Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.
- Psalms 126:5Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.
- Isaiah 12:1In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
- Isaiah 25:8He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
- Isaiah 61:3to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
- Isaiah 66:5You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”
- Jeremiah 31:9They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”
- Jeremiah 31:25for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”
- Matthew 5:4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
- Matthew 21:38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
- Matthew 27:39And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
- Matthew 27:62The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
- Mark 14:72And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
- Mark 15:29And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
- Mark 16:10She went and told those who had been with Him, who were mourning and weeping.
- Luke 6:21Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
- Luke 22:45When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.
- Luke 22:62And he went outside and wept bitterly.
- Luke 23:27A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.
- Luke 23:47When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
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