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Sorrow Will Turn to Joy
John 16:16-24
Sorrow Will Turn to Joy
16 “A
little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you
will see Me, because I go to the Father.” 17 Then
some of His disciples said among themselves, “What is this that He says
to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while,
and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I go to the Father’?” 18
They said therefore, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We
do not know what He is saying.” 19 Now Jesus knew
that they desired to ask Him, and He said to them, “Are you inquiring
among yourselves about what I said, ‘A little while, and you will not
see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’? 20
Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world
will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned
into joy. 21 A woman, when she is in labor, has
sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to
the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being
has been born into the world. 22 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. 23 “And
in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever
you ask the Father in My name He will give you. 24
Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive,
that your joy may be full."
