John 16:22

American Standard Version (1901)

And ye therefore now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh away from you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ὑμεῖς οὖν λύπην μὲν νῦν ἔχετε: πάλιν δὲ ὄψομαι ὑμᾶς, καὶ χαρήσεται ὑμῶν ἡ καρδία, καὶ τὴν χαρὰν ὑμῶν οὐδεὶς αἴρει ἀφʼ ὑμῶν.

Transliteration

And you oun lypēn men now echete: again but opsomai you, and charēsetai of you the kardia, and the charan of you no one airei aph' you.

Grammar Details

• Καὶ: conjunction - and
• ὑμεῖς: personal pronoun, nominative, plural - you
• *oun*: inferential conjunction - therefore
• *lypēn*: noun, accusative, feminine, singular - sorrow
• *men*: particle indicating contrast with following clause - indeed
• νῦν: adverb - now
• *echete*: present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you have
• πάλιν: adverb - again
• δὲ: contrastive particle - but
• *opsomai*: future middle indicative, 1st person singular - I will see
• ὑμᾶς: personal pronoun, accusative, plural - you
• καὶ: conjunction - and
• *charēsetai*: future passive indicative, 3rd person singular - will rejoice
• ὑμῶν: personal pronoun, genitive, plural - you
• ἡ: definite article, nominative, feminine, singular - the
• *kardia*: noun, nominative, feminine, singular - heart
• τὴν: definite article, accusative, feminine, singular - the
• *charan*: noun, accusative, feminine, singular - joy
• οὐδεὶς: pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - no one
• *airei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - takes away
• ἀφʼ: preposition - from

Word Meanings

• *oun*: therefore/then/consequently
• *lypēn*: sorrow/grief/pain
• *men*: indeed/on the one hand (contrasted with *de* - 'but')
• *echete*: you have/you experience
• *opsomai*: I will see/I will behold
• *charēsetai*: will rejoice/will be glad
• *kardia*: heart/inner self/mind
• *charan*: joy/gladness
• *airei*: takes away/removes/lifts

Referenced Verses

• John 16:6 : 6 But because I have spoken these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
• 1 Pet 1:8 : 8 whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
• Acts 13:52 : 52 And the disciples were filled with joy with the Holy Spirit.
• John 16:16 : 16 A little while, and ye behold me no more; and again a little while, and ye shall see me.
• 1 Pet 4:13-14 : 13 but insomuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory also ye may rejoice with exceeding joy. 14 If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed [are ye] ; because the [Spirit] of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you.
• Acts 2:46 : 46 And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,
• 2 Thess 2:16 : 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
• Heb 6:18 : 18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:
• Heb 10:34 : 34 For ye both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your possessions, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better possession and an abiding one.
• Acts 5:41 : 41 They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name.
• John 16:20 : 20 Verily, 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.
• John 20:19-20 : 19 When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first [day] of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you. 20 And when he had said this, he showed unto them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord.
• John 21:7 : 7 That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his coat about him (for he was naked), and cast himself into the sea.
• Acts 16:25 : 25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them;
• Acts 20:23-24 : 23 save that the Holy Spirit testifieth unto me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. 24 But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
• Rom 8:35-39 : 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 Even as it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• 1 Thess 3:7-9 : 7 for this cause, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith: 8 for now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. 9 For what thanksgiving can we render again unto God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
• Job 34:29 : 29 When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether [it be done] unto a nation, or unto a man:
• Ps 146:2 : 2 While I live will I praise Jehovah: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
• Isa 12:2-4 : 2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Jehovah, [even] Jehovah, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation. 3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. 4 And in that day shall ye say, Give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name, declare his doings among the peoples, make mention that his name is exalted.
• Isa 25:9 : 9 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is Jehovah; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
• Isa 51:11-12 : 11 And the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy; [and] sorrow and sighing shall flee away. 12 I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou art afraid of man that shall die, and of the son of man that shall be made as grass;
• Isa 54:7-8 : 7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. 8 In overflowing wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting lovingkindness will I have mercy on thee, saith Jehovah thy Redeemer.
• Isa 65:13-14 : 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be put to shame; 14 behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for vexation of spirit.
• Isa 65:18-19 : 18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. 19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people; and there shall be heard in her no more the voice of weeping and the voice of crying.
• Isa 66:9-9 : 9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith Jehovah: shall I that cause to bring forth shut [the womb] ? saith thy God. 10 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn over her; 11 that ye may suck and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. 12 For thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream: and ye shall suck [thereof] ; ye shall be borne upon the side, and shall be dandled upon the knees. 13 As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem. 14 And ye shall see [it], and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like the tender grass: and the hand of Jehovah shall be known toward his servants; and he will have indignation against his enemies.
• Hab 3:17-18 : 17 For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls: 18 Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
• Matt 28:8 : 8 And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.
• Luke 10:42 : 42 but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
• Luke 16:25 : 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish.
• Luke 19:26 : 26 I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.
• Luke 24:41 : 41 And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here anything to eat?
• Luke 24:51-53 : 51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven. 52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: 53 and were continually in the temple, blessing God.
• John 4:14 : 14 but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life.
• John 14:1 : 1 Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me.
• John 14:27 : 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.