Your Sorrow Will Turn into Joy
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1"A little while, and you will see me no longer; and 2again a little while, and you will see me."
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So 3some of his disciples said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, 4'A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me'; and, 5'because I am going to the Father'?"
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So they were saying, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? 6We do not know what he is talking about."
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7Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, "Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, 'A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me'?
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Truly, truly, I say to you, 8you will weep and lament, but 9the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but 10your sorrow will turn into joy.
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11When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.
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12So also you have sorrow now, but 13I will see you again, and 14your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA
João 16:16
Um pouco, e já não me vereis; e outra vez um pouco, e ver-me-eis.
King James Version KJV
New King James Version NKJV
John 16:16
"A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father."
Nova Versão Internacional NVIP
João 16:16
“Mais um pouco e já não me verão; um pouco mais, e me verão de novo”.
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.
(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)