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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Rather, you are filled with grief because I have said these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Instead, you grieve because of what I’ve told you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But because I have said these things to you, grief has filled your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts [and taken complete possession of them].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet, because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet, because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But because I have spoken these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You are very sad from hearing all of this. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But because I have spoken these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But because I've told you this, you're filled with sadness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And now that I have told you, your hearts are full of sadness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But because I have told you this, sorrow has filled your hearts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Instead your hearts are filled with sadness because I have said these things to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But because I have said these things to you, sorrow hath filled your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But grief has filled your hearts because I have said all this to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />But because I have said to you these things, the sorrow has filled your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> but because these things I have said to you, the sorrow hath filled your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />But because I have spoken these to you, sorrow has filled your heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow hath filled your heart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But because I told you this, grief has filled your hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But because I told you these things, sorrow has come and filled your hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“For I said these things to you and sadness has come and has filled your hearts.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow hath filled your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />are your minds so overwhelm'd with sorrow at what I told you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But grief has filled your hearts because I have said all this to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>But, because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>sorrow hath filled your heart.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/16-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=5697" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/16.htm">The Promise of the Holy Spirit </a></span><br><span class="reftext">5</span>Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: all’ (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">Instead,</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/2588.htm" title="2588: kardian (N-AFS) -- Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.">hearts</a> <a href="/greek/4137.htm" title="4137: peplērōken (V-RIA-3S) -- From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.">are filled</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/3077.htm" title="3077: lypē (N-NFS) -- Pain, grief, sorrow, affliction. Apparently a primary word; sadness.">with sorrow</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">because</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: lelalēka (V-RIA-1S) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">I have told</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tauta (DPro-ANP) -- This; he, she, it. ">these things.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">7</span>But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-1.htm">John 14:1</a></span><br />“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a></span><br />Peace 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-33.htm">John 13:33</a></span><br />Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-36.htm">John 13:36</a></span><br />“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-20.htm">John 16:20-22</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. / A 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. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-19</a></span><br />If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-26.htm">John 15:26-27</a></span><br />When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me. / And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-13.htm">John 17:13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-23.htm">Matthew 17:23</a></span><br />They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-17.htm">Luke 24:17</a></span><br />He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-37.htm">Acts 20:37-38</a></span><br />They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him. / They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-9.htm">2 Corinthians 7:9-10</a></span><br />yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us. / Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-27.htm">Philippians 2:27</a></span><br />He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13</a></span><br />Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/45-26.htm">Genesis 45:26</a></span><br />“Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/16-20.htm">John 16:20-22</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/14-1.htm">John 14:1,27,28</a></b></br> Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/20-11.htm">John 20:11-15</a></b></br> But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, <i>and looked</i> into the sepulchre, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/12-3.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/john/15-11.htm">Full</a> <a href="/luke/23-27.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/john/14-27.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/john/15-24.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/luke/24-17.htm">Sorrow</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/16-24.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/john/16-24.htm">Full</a> <a href="/john/16-20.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/john/16-22.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/john/16-22.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/john/16-20.htm">Sorrow</a><div class="vheading2">John 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/16-1.htm">Jesus comforts his disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit, and his ascension;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/16-23.htm">assures their prayers made in his name to be acceptable.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/16-33.htm">Peace in Jesus, and in the world affliction.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Instead,</b><br>This word indicates a contrast or shift in focus. Jesus is addressing the disciples' emotional response to His previous statements about His departure and the coming of the Holy Spirit. The use of "instead" highlights the unexpected nature of their reaction compared to what might have been anticipated.<p><b>your hearts are filled with sorrow</b><br>The disciples' sorrow is profound, reflecting their deep attachment to Jesus and their lack of understanding of the necessity and benefits of His departure. This sorrow is not just emotional but spiritual, as they grapple with the implications of losing their Teacher and Lord. The heart, in biblical terms, often represents the center of emotions, thoughts, and will, indicating that their entire being is affected.<p><b>because I have told you these things.</b><br>Jesus had been preparing His disciples for His impending crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. "These things" refer to the difficult truths He shared about His departure and the persecution they would face. The disciples' sorrow stems from their limited understanding of God's redemptive plan. This phrase connects to other scriptures where Jesus foretells His death and resurrection (e.g., <a href="/john/14.htm">John 14:1-3</a>, <a href="/matthew/16-21.htm">Matthew 16:21</a>). It also points to the fulfillment of prophecy and the necessity of His sacrifice for the salvation of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is speaking to His disciples about His impending departure and the coming of the Holy Spirit.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The immediate audience of Jesus' words, they are experiencing sorrow due to Jesus' revelation about His departure.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_upper_room.htm">The Upper Room</a></b><br>The setting for this discourse, where Jesus shares His final teachings and prayers with His disciples before His crucifixion.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_holy_spirit.htm">The Holy Spirit</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, the context involves Jesus preparing the disciples for the coming of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events are taking place, significant as the location of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_sorrow.htm">Understanding Sorrow</a></b><br>Recognize that sorrow is a natural response to loss or change, even in the context of God's plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>Embrace the Holy Spirit as the Comforter who provides peace and guidance in times of sorrow.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Trust that God's plan, even when it involves difficult changes, is ultimately for our good and His glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_sorrow.htm">Hope Beyond Sorrow</a></b><br>Focus on the hope and joy that come from Jesus' promises, which transcend present sorrows.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>Lean on fellow believers for support and encouragement during times of sorrow, as the disciples did.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_sin_that_leads_to_death.htm">What is the sin that leads to death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_discord.htm">How can I align my heart to revere You?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_god_'regret'_in_genesis_6_6.htm">In Genesis 6:6, how could an all-knowing God 'regret' creating humanity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_live_in_truth_and_love_with_god.htm">How can we live in truth and love through God?</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>(6) <span class= "bld">Sorrow hath filled your heart.</span>--The thought of their own separation from Him, and of the dark future which lay before them, so filled their hearts that it left room for no thoughts of Him, and the brightness of the glory to which He was returning.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/16-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Instead,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλ’</span> <span class="translit">(all’)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> </span><span class="str2">But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hymōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hearts</span><br /><span class="grk">καρδίαν</span> <span class="translit">(kardian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2588.htm">Strong's 2588: </a> </span><span class="str2">Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are filled</span><br /><span class="grk">πεπλήρωκεν</span> <span class="translit">(peplērōken)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4137.htm">Strong's 4137: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with sorrow</span><br /><span class="grk">λύπη</span> <span class="translit">(lypē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3077.htm">Strong's 3077: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pain, grief, sorrow, affliction. Apparently a primary word; sadness.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have told</span><br /><span class="grk">λελάληκα</span> <span class="translit">(lelalēka)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2980.htm">Strong's 2980: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῖν</span> <span class="translit">(hymin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these things.</span><br /><span class="grk">ταῦτα</span> <span class="translit">(tauta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/16-6.htm">John 16:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/16-6.htm">John 16:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/16-6.htm">John 16:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/16-6.htm">John 16:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/16-6.htm">John 16:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/16-6.htm">John 16:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/16-6.htm">John 16:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/16-6.htm">John 16:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/16-6.htm">John 16:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/16-6.htm">John 16:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/16-6.htm">NT Gospels: John 16:6 But because I have told you these (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/16-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 16:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 16:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/16-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 16:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 16:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>