John 16:21

When a woman gives birth she has sadness because her hour has come, but when she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers her pain because of her joy that a man has been born into the world.

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A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

In Context

20Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will be glad. You will become full of sadness, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

22So you have sadness now, but I will see you again, and your heart will be glad, and no one will be able to take away your joy from you.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:16To the woman he said, 1 “I will greatly multiply your pain in having children; 1 it is in pain that you will give birth to children. 1 Your desire will be for your husband, but he will rule over you.”

Genesis 30:23She conceived and bore a son. She said, “God has taken away my shame.”

Job 11:16You would forget your misery; 1 you would remember it only like waters that have flowed away. 1

Isaiah 13:8They will be terrified; pain and agony will seize them, like a woman in labor. 1 They will look in astonishment at one another; their faces will be aflame. 1

Jeremiah 30:6Ask and see if a man bears a child. 1 Why do I see every young man with his hand on his loins like a woman bearing a child? 1 Why have all their faces become pale? 1

Micah 4:10Be in pain 1 and labor to give birth, 1 daughter of Zion, 1 like a woman in labor. 1 For now you will you go out of the city, 1 live in the field, 1 and go to Babylon. 1 There you will be rescued. 1 There Yahweh will rescue you 1 from the hand of your enemies. 1

Matthew Henry on John 16:17-23

Christ's Departure and Return; Sorrow and Joy Foretold. 16 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. 17 Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? 18 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. 19 Now Jesus knew that they were… Read the whole commentary →

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