John 16:22

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“So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.”

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BSBPD

“So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; and again I will see you, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one doth take from you,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 16:22 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 34:29But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
  2. Psalms 146:2I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
  3. Isaiah 12:2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
  4. Isaiah 25:9And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
  5. Isaiah 51:11So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
  6. Isaiah 54:7“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.
  7. Isaiah 65:13Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
  8. Isaiah 65:18But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight.
  9. Isaiah 66:9Shall I bring a baby to the point of birth and not deliver it?” says the LORD. “Or will I who deliver close the womb?” says your God.
  10. Habakkuk 3:17Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,
  11. Matthew 28:8So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.
  12. Luke 10:42But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
  13. Luke 16:25But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
  14. Luke 19:26He replied, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
  15. Luke 24:41While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
  16. Luke 24:51While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.
  17. John 4:14But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
  18. John 14:1“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.
  19. John 14:27Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
  20. John 16:6Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.
  21. John 16:16In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.”
  22. John 16:20Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
  23. John 20:19It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
  24. John 21:7Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.

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