John 16:6
But because I have spoken these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
In Context
5But now I go unto him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
Cross References
Luke 22:45And when he rose up from his prayer, he came unto the disciples, and found them sleeping for sorrow,
John 14:1Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me.
John 16:20Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Matthew Henry on John 16:2-7
Persecution Foretold; The Expediency of Christ's Departure. 1 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. 2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. 3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning,… Read the whole commentary →