New American Standard Bible 2020
John 16:20-29
20Truly, truly I say to you that 1you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but 2your grief will be turned into joy! 213Whenever a woman is in labor she has 4pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a 5child has been born into the world. 22Therefore 6you too have grief now; but 7I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one is going to take your joy away from you. 23And 8on that day 9you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly I say to you, 10if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you. 2411Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your 12joy may be made full.
25“These things I have spoken to you in 13figures of speech; 14an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father. 2615On that day 16you will ask in My name, and I am not saying to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf; 27for 17the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and 18have believed that 19I came forth from the Father. 2820I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and 21going to the Father.”
29His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and are not 22using any 23figure of speech.
Notes
- 1. John 16:20 Mark 16:10; Luke 23:27 ↩
- 2. John 16:20 John 20:20 ↩
- 3. John 16:21 Is 13:8; 21:3; 26:17; 66:7; Hos 13:13; Mic 4:9; 1 Thess 5:3 ↩
- 4. John 16:21 Lit grief ↩
- 5. John 16:21 Lit human being ↩
- 6. John 16:22 John 16:6 ↩
- 7. John 16:22 John 16:16 ↩
- 8. John 16:23 John 14:20; 16:26 ↩
- 9. John 16:23 John 16:19, 30 ↩
- 10. John 16:23 John 15:16 ↩
- 11. John 16:24 John 14:14 ↩
- 12. John 16:24 John 3:29; 15:11 ↩
- 13. John 16:25 Matt 13:34; John 10:6; 16:29 ↩
- 14. John 16:25 John 16:2 ↩
- 15. John 16:26 John 14:20; 16:23 ↩
- 16. John 16:26 John 16:19, 30 ↩
- 17. John 16:27 John 14:21, 23 ↩
- 18. John 16:27 John 2:11; 16:30 ↩
- 19. John 16:27 John 8:42 ↩
- 20. John 16:28 John 8:42; 16:30 ↩
- 21. John 16:28 John 13:1, 3; 16:5, 10, 17 ↩
- 22. John 16:29 Lit saying ↩
- 23. John 16:29 Matt 13:34; John 10:6; 16:25 ↩
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
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