New American Standard Bible 2020

John 16:16-24

16“A littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileG3398, andyou noG3765longerG3765are going toseeG3708Me; and againπάλινpalinG3825a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileG3398, andyou will seeG3708Me.”

17SoοὖνounG3767someG1537ofG1537His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101saidλέγειlegeiG3004to oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240anotherG240, “WhatτίtiG5101is thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778that He is tellingG3004us, ‘A littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileG3398, and you are not going toseeG3708Me; and againπάλινpalinG3825a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileG3398,and you will seeG3708Me’; and,‘becauseὅτιhotiG3754I am goingὑπάγωhupagōG5217to the Fatherπατέρα;pateraG3962’?”

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

19JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424knewἜγνωEgnōG1097that they wantedἤθελονēthelonG2309to questionἐρωτᾶν,erōtanG2065Him, and He saidG3004to them,“Are you deliberatingζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212togetherμετ᾽ ἀλλήλωνmet᾽ allēlōnG3326 G240aboutπερὶperiG4012thisτούτουtoutouG3778,that I saidG3004, ‘A littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileG3398, and you are not going toseeG3708Me, and againπάλινpalinG3825a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileG3398,and you will seeG3708Me’?

20TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you thatyou will weepκλαύσετεklauseteG2799and mournθρηνήσετεthrēnēseteG2354,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 noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762is going totakeαἴρειaireiG142your joyχαρὰνcharanG5479awayG142from you.

23Andon that dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250you will not questionἐρωτήσετεerōtēseteG2065Me about anythingG5100.TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I 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,soG2443thatG2443yourjoyχαρὰcharaG5479may be madeG4137fullG4137.

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