John 16:6

John 16:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
• New International Version (NIV)Rather, you are filled with grief because I have said these things.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

Context of John 16:6

4But these things have I spoken unto you, that when their hour is come, ye may remember them, how that I told you. And these things I said not unto you from the beginning, because I was with you. 5But now I go unto him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? But because I have spoken these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. 7Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him unto you. 8And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

John 16:6 word by word

ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι ταῦτα λελάληκα ὑμῖν, ἡ λύπη πεπλήρωκεν ὑμῶν τὴν καρδίαν.Read the interlinear

• spokenλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• sorrowλύπηlupē · griefG3077
• filledπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588

Cross-references for John 16:6

• John 16:20Verily, 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.
• John 14:1Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me.
• John 20:11But Mary was standing without at the tomb weeping: so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb;
• Luke 22:45And when he rose up from his prayer, he came unto the disciples, and found them sleeping for sorrow,
• Luke 24:17And he said unto them, What communications are these that ye have one with another, as ye walk? And they stood still, looking sad.

Commentaries on John 16:6

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. But because I have said these things ... sorrow hath filled your heart--Sorrow had too much paralyzed them, and He would rouse their energies.Read the comment

Topics related to John 16:6

• Apostles
• Trouble

In the dictionaries

• Desirous
• Reprove
• Sure
• Tribulation
• Atonement
• Comforter
• Holy Spirit
• Jesus Christ
• Johannine Theology
• John, Gospel of

Commentaries on John 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings