New American Standard Bible 1995

John 16:16-24

16“A littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileG3398, andyou will noG3765longerG3765seeG3708Me; and againπάλινpalinG3825a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileG3398, andyou will seeG3708Me.”

17Someof His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101thenοὖνounG3767saidλέγειlegeiG3004to oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240anotherG240, “WhatτίtiG5101is thisG3778thingG3778He is tellingG3004us, ‘A littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileG3398,and you will not seeG3708Me; and againπάλινpalinG3825a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileG3398,and you will seeG3708Me’; and,‘becauseὅτιhotiG3754I goὑπάγωhupagōG5217to the Fatherπατέρα;pateraG3962’?”

18Soοὖν·ounG3767they were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101is thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778that He saysλέγειlegeiG3004,‘A littleμικρόν;mikronG3398whileG3398’?We do not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101He is talkingλαλεῖ.¶laleiG2980about.”

19JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424knewἜγνωEgnōG1097that they wishedἤθελονēthelonG2309to questionἐρωτᾶν,erōtanG2065Him, and He saidG3004to them,“Are you deliberatingζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212togetherμετ᾽ ἀλλήλωνmet᾽ allēlōnG3326 G240aboutπερὶperiG4012thisτούτουtoutouG3778,that I saidG3004, ‘A littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileG3398,and you will not seeG3708Me, and againπάλινpalinG3825a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileG3398,and you will seeG3708Me’?

20TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, thatyou will weepκλαύσετεklauseteG2799and lamentθρηνήσετεthrēnēseteG2354,but the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889will rejoiceχαρήσεται·charēsetaiG5463;you will grieveλυπηθήσεσθε,lupēthēsestheG3076, butyour griefλύπηlupēG3077will be turnedγενήσεται.genēsetaiG1096into joyχαρὰνcharanG5479.

21WheneverὅτανhotanG3752a womanγυνὴgunēG1135is in laborτίκτῃtiktēG5088she hasἔχει,echeiG2192painλύπηνlupēnG3077,becauseὅτιhotiG3754her hourὥραhōraG5610has comeἦλθενēlthenG2064;but whenὅτανhotanG3752she givesG1080birthG1080to the childπαιδίον,paidionG3813,she noG3765longerG3765remembersμνημονεύειmnēmoneueiG3421the anguishθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347becauseὅτιhotiG3754of the joyχαράν,charanG5479that achildἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444has been bornG1080into the worldκόσμον.¶kosmonG2889.

22ThereforeοὖνounG3767you tooG2532haveἔχετε,echeteG2192griefλύπηνlupēnG3077nowνῦνnunG3568; butI will seeὄψομαιopsomaiG3708you againπάλινpalinG3825,and your heartκαρδία,kardiaG2588will rejoiceχαρήσεταιcharēsetaiG5463,and noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762willtakeαἴρειaireiG142your joyχαρὰνcharanG5479awayG142from you.

23In that dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250you will not questionἐρωτήσετεerōtēseteG2065Me about anythingG5100.TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,ifἄνanG302you askαἰτήσητεaitēsēteG154the FatherπατέραpateraG3962for anythingG5100in My nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686,He will giveδώσειdōseiG1325it to you.

24Untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowἄρτιartiG737you have askedᾐτήσατεētēsateG154for nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762in My nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686;askαἰτεῖτεaiteiteG154and you will receiveλήμψεσθε,lēmpsestheG2983,soἵναinaG2443that yourjoyχαρὰcharaG5479may be madeG4137fullG4137.

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