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John 16:20

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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ASV

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.

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.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἈμὴνAmēnAmenG281 →
ἀμὴνamēnAmenG281 →
λέγωlegōI sayG3004 →
ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771 →
ὅτιhotithatG3754 →
κλαύσετεklauseteyou will weepG2799 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
θρηνήσετεthrēnēsetewill lamentG2354 →
ὑμεῖς,humeisyou yourselves,G4771 →
ὁho<the>G3588 →
δὲdebutG1161 →
κόσμοςkosmosthe worldG2889 →
χαρήσεται·charēsetaiwill rejoice;G5463 →
ὑμεῖςhumeisYou yourselvesG4771 →
λυπηθήσεσθε,lupēthēsesthewill be grieved,G3076 →
ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235 →
ἡhētheG3588 →
λύπηlupēgriefG3077 →
ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771 →
εἰςeistoG1519 →
χαρὰνcharanjoyG5479 →
γενήσεται.genēsetaiwill turn.G1096 →

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James 1:2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,Matthew 5:4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.Revelation 7:14–17“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.Psalms 126:5–6Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.Mark 16:10She went and told those who had been with Him, who were mourning and weeping.Jeremiah 31:25for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”1 Peter 1:6–8In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials2 Corinthians 6:10sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.Psalms 30:11You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,Psalms 90:15Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.Luke 24:21But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.Jude 1:24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—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 70:4May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be magnified!”Micah 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.Psalms 57:1Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.Romans 5:11Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.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.

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