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then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy. <a href="/esv/john/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. <a href="/bsb/john/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/blb/john/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore you also indeed have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. <a href="/kjv/john/16.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/john/16.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you. <a href="/nasb_/john/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one is going to take your joy away from you. <a href="/nasb/john/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Therefore you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. <a href="/nasb77/john/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Therefore you too now have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one takes your joy away from you. <a href="/lsb/john/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Therefore you too have sorrow now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. <a href="/amp/john/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So for now you are in grief; but I will see you again, and [then] your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away from you your [great] joy. <a href="/csb/john/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So you also have sorrow now. But I will see you again. Your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy from you. <a href="/hcsb/john/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So you also have sorrow now. But I will see you again. Your hearts will rejoice, and no one will rob you of your joy. <a href="/asv/john/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/john/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You are now very sad. But later I will see you, and you will be so happy that no one will be able to change the way you feel. <a href="/erv/john/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/john/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Now you're in a painful situation. But I will see you again. Then you will be happy, and no one will take that happiness away from you. <a href="/gnt/john/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> That is how it is with you: now you are sad, but I will see you again, and your hearts will be filled with gladness, the kind of gladness that no one can take away from you. <a href="/isv/john/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> Now you are having pain. But I'll see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. <a href="/msb/john/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/john/16.htm">NET Bible</a> So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. <a href="/nheb/john/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Therefore you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. <a href="/wbt/john/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/john/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So you also now have sorrow; but I shall see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and your gladness no one will take away from you. <a href="/web/john/16.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And you, therefore, now indeed have sorrow; and again I will see you, and your heart will rejoice, and no one takes your joy from you, <a href="/blb/john/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore you also indeed have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. <a href="/ylt/john/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> '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, <a href="/slt/john/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And where truly ye now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one takes away from you.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> So also you now indeed have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice; and your joy no man shall take from you. <a href="/cpdv/john/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, you also, indeed, have sorrow now. But I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice. And no one will take away your joy from you. <a href="/nabre/john/16.htm">New American Bible</a> So you also are now in anguish. But I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. <a href="/nrsvce/john/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So you have pain now; but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So you also are depressed; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no man will take away from you. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “You also now have sorrow, but I shall see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man shall take from you.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> You, therefore, have sorrow now; but I shall see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one takes from you. <a href="/godbey/john/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Therefore you indeed also now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one taketh your joy from you.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And ye therefore have indeed at present sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall be made glad, and your joy no man taketh from you. <a href="/mace/john/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a> so you are afflicted at present: but I will see you again, and then shall your hearts be affected with joy, and your joy shall no one wrest from you. <a href="/wey/john/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So you also now have sorrow; but I shall see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and your gladness no one will take away from you. <a href="/worrell/john/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one takes away from you.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>And ye therefore now have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy <Fr>shall<FR> no one take from you.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/16-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=5850" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/16.htm">Grief to Joy</a> …21A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world. 22<a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">So</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">also</a> <a href="/greek/3303.htm" title="3303: men (Conj) -- A primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession; usually followed by a contrasted clause with de."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymeis (PPro-N2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echete (V-PIA-2P) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">have</a> <a href="/greek/3077.htm" title="3077: lypēn (N-AFS) -- Pain, grief, sorrow, affliction. Apparently a primary word; sadness.">sorrow</a> <a href="/greek/3568.htm" title="3568: nyn (Adv) -- A primary particle of present time; now; also as noun or adjective present or immediate.">now,</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">but</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: opsomai (V-FIM-1S) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">I will see</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/3825.htm" title="3825: palin (Adv) -- Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.">again</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2588.htm" title="2588: kardia (N-NFS) -- Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.">hearts</a> <a href="/greek/5463.htm" title="5463: charēsetai (V-FIP-3S) -- A primary verb; to be cheer ful, i.e. Calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation, be well.">will rejoice,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3762.htm" title="3762: oudeis (Adj-NMS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">no one</a> <a href="/greek/142.htm" title="142: airei (V-PIA-3S) -- To raise, lift up, take away, remove. ">will take</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: aph’ (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">away</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5479.htm" title="5479: charan (N-AFS) -- Joy, gladness, a source of joy. From chairo; cheerfulness, i.e. Calm delight.">joy. </a> 23In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/14-1.htm">John 14:1</a> “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well. <a href="/john/15-11.htm">John 15:11</a> I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. <a href="/john/17-13.htm">John 17:13</a> But now I am coming to You; and I am saying these things while I am in the world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them. <a href="/matthew/5-12.htm">Matthew 5:12</a> Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. <a href="/matthew/28-8.htm">Matthew 28:8</a> So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples. <a href="/luke/24-41.htm">Luke 24:41</a> While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” <a href="/romans/15-13.htm">Romans 15:13</a> Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. <a href="/1_peter/1-8.htm">1 Peter 1:8</a> Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy, <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a> ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.” <a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Isaiah 35:10</a> So 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. <a href="/isaiah/51-11.htm">Isaiah 51:11</a> So 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. <a href="/isaiah/61-7.htm">Isaiah 61:7</a> Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs. <a href="/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11</a> You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand. <a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Psalm 30:5</a> For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning. <a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Psalm 126:5-6</a> Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And you now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man takes from you.ye now.<a href="/john/16-6.htm">John 16:6,20</a> But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart… But.<a href="/john/14-1.htm">John 14:1,27</a> Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me… <a href="/john/20-19.htm">John 20:19,20</a> Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you… <a href="/john/21-7.htm">John 21:7</a> Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.and your.<a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a> But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.<a href="/job/34-29.htm">Job 34:29</a> When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:<a href="/psalms/146-2.htm">Psalm 146:2</a> While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/16-20.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/john/16-20.htm">Gladness</a> <a href="/john/16-20.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/john/16-6.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/john/16-6.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/john/16-9.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/john/16-21.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/john/16-20.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/john/16-21.htm">Sorrow</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/20-20.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/john/16-24.htm">Gladness</a> <a href="/acts/21-13.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/john/16-33.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/john/16-24.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/john/16-32.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/john/16-24.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/acts/2-26.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/john/18-11.htm">Sorrow</a><div class="vheading2">John 16</div>1. <a href="/john/16-1.htm">Jesus comforts his disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit, and his ascension;</a> 23. <a href="/john/16-23.htm">assures their prayers made in his name to be acceptable.</a> 33. <a href="/john/16-33.htm">Peace in Jesus, and in the world affliction.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So also you have sorrow now The disciples were experiencing sorrow because Jesus had just informed them of His impending departure (<a href="/john/16-5.htm">John 16:5-6</a>). This sorrow is reflective of the human condition when faced with loss and uncertainty. The context here is the Last Supper, where Jesus is preparing His disciples for His crucifixion. The sorrow is not just personal but also communal, as they are about to witness the suffering of their teacher and friend. This moment is a fulfillment of the prophecy in <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>, where the Messiah is described as "a man of sorrows."but I will see you again This phrase is a promise of Jesus' resurrection. The assurance that He will see them again points to the temporary nature of their sorrow. The resurrection is central to Christian faith, as it confirms Jesus' victory over death and His divine nature. This promise is also a precursor to the eschatological hope found in <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a>, where God will wipe away every tear, and there will be no more death or mourning.and your hearts will rejoice The joy that Jesus promises is profound and transformative. It is not merely an emotional response but a deep-seated joy that comes from the assurance of His victory over sin and death. This joy is a fulfillment of the joy prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Isaiah 35:10</a>, where the redeemed will return with everlasting joy. The disciples' joy is also a type of the joy that believers experience through the Holy Spirit, as described in <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22</a>.and no one will take away your joy This phrase emphasizes the permanence and security of the joy that Jesus provides. Unlike worldly happiness, which is fleeting and dependent on circumstances, the joy given by Christ is eternal and unassailable. This assurance is echoed in <a href="/romans/8-38.htm">Romans 8:38-39</a>, where Paul declares that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. The joy is a foretaste of the eternal joy believers will experience in the presence of God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing His disciples during the Last Supper, preparing them for His impending death and resurrection. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' words, they are experiencing sorrow due to Jesus' foretelling of His departure. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_last_supper.htm">The Last Supper</a> The setting of this discourse, where Jesus shares His final teachings and comforts His disciples before His crucifixion. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_resurrection.htm">The Resurrection</a> The event Jesus is alluding to, which will transform the disciples' sorrow into joy. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_coming_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Coming of the Holy Spirit</a> Although not directly mentioned in this verse, it is part of the broader context of Jesus' promise of joy and comfort.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_joy.htm">The Promise of Joy</a> Jesus assures us that our current sorrows are temporary and will be replaced by a joy that cannot be taken away. This joy is rooted in His resurrection and presence. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_christ's_return.htm">The Certainty of Christ's Return</a> Just as Jesus promised to see His disciples again, we have the assurance of His return, which should fill us with hope and joy. <a href="/topical/e/enduring_joy_in_trials.htm">Enduring Joy in Trials</a> Our joy in Christ is not dependent on circumstances but on the unchanging reality of His victory over death. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a> The Holy Spirit, given to believers, is a source of continual joy and comfort, reminding us of Jesus' promises. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_joy.htm">Living in Joy</a> As Christians, we are called to live in the joy of the Lord, which is our strength, and to share this joy with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 16</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_'woke'.htm">How can one truly love God?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'on_his_shoulders'_mean.htm">What does it mean to live authentically?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_believers_still_suffer_long.htm">Psalm 30:11-12: If mourning is truly turned to dancing, why do faithful believers throughout history often remain in prolonged suffering?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_faith_and_trust_differ.htm">What does walking in the Spirit entail?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) And ye now therefore have sorrow.--The same word is used. The hour of their travail-pangs was at hand; but it would pass away, and the fulness of joy would come in the constant presence of their Lord. Their sorrow would be but temporary; their joy would be abiding. The point of comparison between their state, and the familiar illustration of a woman in travail, is the passage from extreme suffering to extreme joy. We are not justified in taking the illustration as a parable, and interpreting it of the death of Christ as the birth-pang of a perfect humanity. This is the general interpretation of the more mystical expositors, and has been unfolded with great truth and beauty; but it is not an exposition of the present text.But I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice.--In <a href="/john/16-19.htm" title="Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said to them, Do you inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and you shall not see me: and again, a little while, and you shall see me?">John 16:19</a> He had said "Ye shall see." This is the obverse of the same truth. He will again. be with them, and see them as they will see Him. The words include too the thought of His deep sympathy with them. He sees them now in the depth of their sorrow, and feels with them in that. He will see them again in the time of their joy, and will rejoice with them in that.And your joy no man taketh from you.--The reading is doubtful. Some of the better MSS. have the future ". . . shall take from you." "No man" is better rendered indefinitely, no one, as, e.g., in <a href="/john/10-18.htm" title="No man takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.">John 10:18</a>; <a href="/john/10-29.htm" title="My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.">John 10:29</a>. (Comp. <a href="/matthew/28-20.htm" title="Teaching them to observe all things whatever I have commanded you: and, see, I am with you always, even to the end of the world. Amen.">Matthew 28:20</a>, and <a href="/context/romans/8-38.htm" title="For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,">Romans 8:38-39</a>, and Notes there.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - And, so he continues, ye therefore indeed now have sorrow - your hearts are troubled, you weep and lament to-night, your desolation for "a little while" will be utter collapse and dismay - but I shall see you again. He does not repeat, "Ye shall behold me" (θεωρεῖτέ με, cf. <a href="/john/14-19.htm">John 14:19</a>), but "I shall see you (ὔψομαι ὑμᾶς)." The same word, however, is used repeatedly in the record of the resurrection, and in Ver. 19 he had said ὄψεσθέ με. The point of the vision is his own consciousness of their human need filling all the forty days with its glory. The occasional manifestations of his Person during that interval helped them in a wonderful way to recognize the fact that he was ever watching them, and was at their side under all the circumstances of human life. And your heart shall rejoice, and this joy of yours no one taketh (present in the full sense of a realized future) from you. The ὄψομαι ὑμᾶς lends itself to the larger conception which, by the gift of the Holy Ghost, they at length fully apprehended, that he was with them always, even to the end of the world. That conviction was forced upon them before Pentecost (see <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19, 20</a>, and the account in this Gospel of the spiration and communication of the Holy Ghost, <a href="/john/20-22.htm">John 20:22</a>), before he came as the sound of a rushing mighty wind, or sat in tongues of flame on their heads. Your joy in the sense of my constant presence no one, neither man nor devil, taketh away from you. That presence will not be any further exposed to Jewish malice or treachery, nor darkened by persecution, nor destroyed by death; though with bodily eyes ye see me not, yet, fully realizing that my eye is on you, "you will rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory" (<a href="/1_peter/1-8.htm">1 Peter 1:8</a>). <a href="/commentaries/john/16-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>So οὖν (oun) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. also καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. you ὑμεῖς (hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. have ἔχετε (echete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. sorrow λύπην (lypēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3077.htm">Strong's 3077: </a> Pain, grief, sorrow, affliction. Apparently a primary word; sadness. now, νῦν (nyn) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3568.htm">Strong's 3568: </a> A primary particle of present time; 'now'; also as noun or adjective present or immediate. but δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. I will see ὄψομαι (opsomai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. again πάλιν (palin) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3825.htm">Strong's 3825: </a> Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. hearts καρδία (kardia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2588.htm">Strong's 2588: </a> Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle. will rejoice, χαρήσεται (charēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5463.htm">Strong's 5463: </a> A primary verb; to be 'cheer'ful, i.e. Calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation, be well. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. no one οὐδεὶς (oudeis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3762.htm">Strong's 3762: </a> No one, none, nothing. will take αἴρει (airei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_142.htm">Strong's 142: </a> To raise, lift up, take away, remove. away ἀφ’ (aph’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. joy. χαρὰν (charan) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5479.htm">Strong's 5479: </a> Joy, gladness, a source of joy. 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