John 16:22

John 16:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
• New International Version (NIV)So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.

Context of John 16:22

20Amen, amen I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will celebrate. You will be filled with sorrow, but your sorrow will turn to joy! 21“When a woman is in labor, she has pain 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 human being has been born into the world. So also you have sorrow now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you! 23“In that day, you will ask Me nothing. Amen, amen I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. 24Up to now, you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be full.

John 16:22 word by word

Καὶ ὑμεῖς οὖν νῦν μὲν λύπην ἔχετε, πάλιν δὲ ὄψομαι ὑμᾶς καὶ χαρήσεται ὑμῶν ἡ καρδία, καὶ τὴν χαρὰν ὑμῶν οὐδεὶς αἴρει ἀφ᾽ ὑμῶν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• sorrowλύπηlupē · griefG3077
• butδέde · thenG1161
• I will seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• heartὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• shall rejoiceχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463
• joyχαράchara · joyG5479
• no manοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• takethαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575

Cross-references for John 16:22

• John 16:6Because I have spoken these things to you, grief has filled your heart.
• John 14:1“Do not let your heart be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me.
• John 20:19It was evening on that day, the first of the week. When the doors were locked where the disciples were, for fear of the Judean leaders, Yeshua came and stood in their midst! And He said to them, “Shalom aleichem!”
• John 21:7Therefore the disciple whom Yeshua loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tied his outer garment around himself—for he was stripped down for work—and threw himself into the sea.
• Isaiah 25:9It will be said in that day: “Behold, this is our God, We waited for Him—He will save us. This is Adonai—we waited for Him. We will rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
• Isaiah 65:13Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: “Behold, My servants will eat, while you will go hungry. Behold, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Behold, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
• Isaiah 66:9“Will I bring the moment of birth, and not give delivery?” says Adonai. “Will I who cause delivery shut up the womb?” says your God.
• Matthew 28:8They quickly left the tomb, with fear yet with great joy, and ran to bring news to His disciples.
• Luke 24:41But while they were still in disbelief due to joy and wonder, He said to them, “Do you have anything to eat here?”
• Acts 2:46Day by day they continued with one mind, spending time at the Temple and breaking bread from house to house. They were sharing meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
• Acts 13:52And the disciples were filled with joy and the Ruach ha-Kodesh.
• 1 Peter 1:8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. And even though you don’t see Him now, you trust Him and are filled with a joy that is glorious beyond words,
• John 4:14But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never be thirsty. The water that I give him will become a fountain of water within him, springing up to eternal life!”
• Job 34:29“But if He is quiet, who can condemn Him? If He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He is over a nation and an individual alike,
• Psalms 146:2I will praise Adonai all my life. I will praise my God yet again.
• Isaiah 12:2Behold, God is my salvation! I will trust and will not be afraid. For the Lord Adonai is my strength and my song. He also has become my salvation.”

Commentaries on John 16:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Your joy no man taketh from you - Or, shall take away. Some excellent MSS. and versions read the verb in the future tense. Our Lord's meaning appears to have been this: that his resurrection should be so completely demonstrated to them, that they should never have a doubt concerning it; and consequently that their joy should be great and permanent, knowing that the atonement was made, the victory gained, and the kingdom of heaven opened to all believers…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22I will see you again - After my resurrection. Your joy no man taketh from you - You shall be so firmly persuaded that I have risen and that I am the Messiah, that neither the threats nor persecutions of men shall ever be able to shake your faith and produce doubt or unbelief, and thus take away your joy. This prediction was remarkably fulfilled. It is evident that after his ascension not one of the apostles ever doubted for a moment that he had risen from…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-22Verses 16-22 It is good to consider how near our seasons of grace are to an end, that we may be quickened to improve them. But the sorrows of the disciples would soon be turned into joy; as those of a mother, at the sight of her infant. The Holy Spirit would be their Comforter, and neither men nor devils, neither sufferings in life nor in death, would ever deprive them of their joy. Believers have joy or sorrow, according to their sight of Christ, and the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-33a little while: Jesus repeated this phrase to comfort his disciples. He wanted them to know that their separation from him would not last long. Although he would soon leave them, he would return to them again.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2216-22. A little while, and ye shall not see me; and again a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father--The joy of the world at their not seeing Him seems to show that His removal from them by death was what He meant; and in that case, their joy at again seeing Him points to their transport at His reappearance amongst them on His Resurrection, when they could no longer doubt His identity. At the same time the sorrow of the widowed…Read the comment

Topics related to John 16:22

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Jesus Continued
• Joy

In the dictionaries

• Birth
• Desirous
• Reprove
• Sure
• Tribulation
• Affliction
• Atonement
• Comforter
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Holy Spirit

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