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 I have told you these things so that when their time comes you will remember I told them to you. I didn’t tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you. 5But now I am going away to him who sent me, and not one of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ Yet, because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7Nevertheless, I am telling you the truth. It is for your benefit that I go away, because if I don’t go away the Counselor will not come to you. If I go, I will send him to you. 8When he comes, he will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment:

John 16:6 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• I have saidλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• sorrowὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• sorrowλύπηlupē · griefG3077
• hath filledπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588

Cross-references for John 16:6

• John 16:20Truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.
• John 14:1“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.
• John 20:11But Mary stood outside the tomb, crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb.
• Luke 22:45When he got up from prayer and came to the disciples, he found them sleeping, exhausted from their grief.
• Luke 24:17Then he asked them, “What is this dispute that you’re having with each other as you are walking?” And they stopped walking and looked discouraged.

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