John 16:20

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Verely verely I saye vnto you: ye shall wepe and lamet and the worlde shall reioyce. Ye shall sorowe: but youre sorowe shalbe tourned to ioye.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, Ὅτι κλαύσετε καὶ θρηνήσετε ὑμεῖς, ὁ δὲ κόσμος χαρήσεται: ὑμεῖς δὲ λυπηθήσεσθε, ἀλλʼ ἡ λύπη ὑμῶν εἰς χαρὰν γενήσεται.

Transliteration

Amēn, amēn, legō to you, That klausete and thrēnēsete you, the but kosmos charēsetai: you but lypēthēsesthe, but the lypē of you into charan genēsetai.

Grammar Details

• *Amēn*: Hebrew term of strong affirmation - truly/verily
• *amēn*: Hebrew term of strong affirmation - truly/verily
• *legō*: present active indicative, 1st person singular - I say
• ὑμῖν: personal pronoun, dative, plural - to you
• Ὅτι: conjunction - that
• *klausete*: future active indicative, 2nd person plural - you will weep
• καὶ: conjunction - and
• *thrēnēsete*: future active indicative, 2nd person plural - you will lament
• ὑμεῖς: personal pronoun, nominative, plural - you (emphatic)
• ὁ: definite article, nominative, masculine, singular - the
• δὲ: contrastive particle - but
• *kosmos*: noun, nominative, masculine, singular - world
• *charēsetai*: future passive indicative, 3rd person singular - will rejoice
• *lypēthēsesthe*: future passive indicative, 2nd person plural - you will be grieved
• ἀλλʼ: adversative conjunction - but
• ἡ: definite article, nominative, feminine, singular - the
• *lypē*: noun, nominative, feminine, singular - sorrow
• ὑμῶν: personal pronoun, genitive, plural - of you
• εἰς: preposition - into
• *charan*: noun, accusative, feminine, singular - joy
• *genēsetai*: future middle/passive indicative, 3rd person singular - will become

Word Meanings

• *Amēn*: truly/verily/certainly (Hebrew term of strong affirmation)
• *legō*: I say/I tell
• *klausete*: you will weep/you will cry
• *thrēnēsete*: you will lament/you will mourn
• *kosmos*: world/world-system/humanity
• *charēsetai*: will rejoice/will be glad
• *lypēthēsesthe*: you will be grieved/you will be sorrowful
• *lypē*: sorrow/grief/sadness
• *charan*: joy/gladness/happiness
• *genēsetai*: will become/will be turned into

Referenced Verses

• Mark 16:10 : 10 And she wet and toolde them that were with him as they morned and weapte.
• Matt 5:4 : 4 Blessed are they that morne: for they shalbe conforted.
• Rev 11:10 : 10 And they that dwell apon the erth shall reioyce over them and be glad and shall send gyftes one to another for these two prophetes vexed them yt dwelt on the erth.
• Luke 23:27 : 27 And ther folowed him a greate company of people and of wemen which weme bewayled and lamented him.
• Luke 23:47-49 : 47 When ye Centurion sawe what had happened he glorified God sayinge: Of a surtie this man was perfecte. 48 And all the people that came to geder to that sight beholdynge the thinges which were done: smoote their bestes and returned home. 49 And all his acquayntaunce and the wemen that folowed him from Galile stode a farre of beholdynge these thinges.
• Luke 24:17 : 17 And he sayde vnto them: What maner of comunicacions are these that ye have one to another as ye walke and are sadde.
• Luke 24:21 : 21 But we trusted that it shuld have bene he that shuld have delyvered Israel. And as touchynge all these thinges to daye is even the thyrd daye that they were done.
• John 16:6 : 6 But because I have sayde suche thinges vnto you youre hertes are full of sorowe.
• John 16:33 : 33 These wordes have I spoke vnto you yt in me ye might have peace. For in ye worlde shall ye have tribulacio: but be of good cheare I have over come the worlde.
• John 19:25-27 : 25 Ther stode by the crosse of Iesus his mother and his mothers sister Mary the wyfe of Cleophas and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Iesus sawe his mother and the disciple stondynge whom he loved he sayde vnto his mother: woman beholde thy sonne. 27 Then sayde he to ye disciple: beholde thy mother. And fro that houre the disciple toke her for his awne.
• John 20:20 : 20 And when he had so sayde he shewed vnto them his hondes and his syde. Then were the disciples glad when they sawe the Lorde.
• Acts 2:46-47 : 46 And they continued dayly with one acorde in the teple and brake breed in every housse and dyd eate their meate to gedder with gladnes and singlenes of her 47 praysinge God and had faveour with all the people. And the Lorde added to ye congregacion dayly soche as shuld be saved.
• Acts 5:41 : 41 And they departed from the counsell reioysynge yt they were counted worthy to soffre rebuke for his name.
• Rom 5:2-3 : 2 by who we have awaye in thorow fayth vnto this grace wherin we stonde aud reioyce in hope of the prayse that shalbe geven of God. 3 Nether do we so only: but also we reioyce in tribulacion. For we know that tribulacion bringeth pacience
• Rom 5:11 : 11 Not only so but we also ioye in God by the meanes of oure Lorde Iesus Christ by whom we have receavyd the attonment.
• 2 Cor 6:10 : 10 as sorowynge and yet alwaye mery: as poore and yet make many ryche: as havynge nothynge and yet possessynge all thynges.
• Gal 5:22 : 22 But ye frute of sprete is loue ioye peace longesufferinge getlenes goodnes faythfulnes
• 1 Thess 1:6 : 6 And ye became folowers of vs and of the lord and receaved the worde in moche affliccion with ioye of the holy gost:
• 2 Thess 2:16-17 : 16 Oure LORde Iesu Christ hym silfe and God oure father which hath loved vs and hath geven vs everlastynge consolacion and good hope thorowe grace 17 comforte youre hertes and stablysshe you in all doctrine and good doynge.
• Jas 1:2 : 2 My brethren count it excedynge ioye when ye faule into divers teptacions
• 1 Pet 1:6-8 : 6 in the which tyme ye shall reioyce though now for a season (if nede requyre) ye are in hevines thorowe manifolde temptacions 7 that youre fayth once tried beinge moche more precious then golde yt perissheth (though it be tried with fyre) myght be founde vnto lawde glory and honoure at the apperinge of Iesus Christ: 8 who ye have not sene and yet love him in whom even now though ye se him not ye yet beleue and reioyce with ioye vnspeakable and glorious:
• Jude 1:24 : 24 Vnto him that is able to kepe you that ye faule not and to present you fautlesse before the presence of his glory with ioye
• Rev 7:14-17 : 14 And I sayde vnto him: LORde thou wottest. And he sayde vnto me: these are they which cam oute of gret tribulacion and made their garmetes large and made them whyte in the bloud of the lambe: 15 therfore are they in the presence of the seate of God and serve him daye and nyght in hys temple and he that sytteth in the seate wyll dwell amonge them. 16 They shalt honger no more nether thyrst nether shall the sunne lyght on them nether eny heate: 17 For the lambe which ys in the myddes of the seate shall fede them and shall ledde them vnto fountaynes of lyuynge water and god shall wype awaye all teares from their eyes.
• Rev 18:7 : 7 And as moche as she gloryfied her silfe and lyved wantanly so moche poure ye in for her of punysshment and sorowe for she sayde in her herte: I sytt beinge a quene and am no wyddowe and shall se no sorowe.
• Matt 21:38 : 38 But when the husbandmen sawe the sonne they sayde amoge the selves: This is the heyre: come let vs kyll him and let vs take his inheritaunce to oure selves.
• Matt 27:39-44 : 39 They that passed by revyled him waggynge ther heeddes 40 and sayinge: Thou that destroyest the temple of God and byldest it in thre dayes save thy sylfe. If thou be ye sonne of God come doune from the crosse. 41 Lykwyse also the hye prestes mockinge him with the scribes aud elders sayde: 42 He saved other him sylfe he can not save. If he be ye kynge of Israel: let him now come doune from the crosse and we will beleve him. 43 He trusted in God let him deliver him now yf he will have him: for he sayde I am the sonne of God. 44 That same also the theves which were crucified with him cast in his tethe.
• Matt 27:62-66 : 62 The nexte daye that foloweth good frydaye the hye prestes and pharises got them selves to Pilate 63 and sayde: Syr we remember yt this deceaver sayde whyll he was yet alyve After thre dayes I will aryse agayne. 64 Commaunde therfore that the sepulcre be made sure vntyll ye thyrd daye lest paraventure his disciples come and steale him awaye and saye vnto the people he is rysen from deeth and the laste erroure be worsse then the fyrst. 65 Pilate sayde vnto them. Take watche men: Go and make it as sure as ye can. 66 And they went and made the sepulcre sure with watche men and sealed the stone.
• Mark 14:72 : 72 And agayne the cocke krewe and Peter remembred the worde that Iesus sayd vnto him: before the cocke crowe twyse thou shalt deny me thryse and beganne to wepe.
• Mark 15:29-32 : 29 And they that went by rayled on him: waggynge their heedes and sayinge: A wretche that destroyest the temple and byldest it in thre dayes: 30 save thy sylfe and come doune from the crosse. 31 Lyke wyse also mocked him ye hye preestes amonge them selves with the scribes and sayde: He saved other men him sylfe he cannot save. 32 Let Christ the kynge of Israel now descende from the crosse that we maye se and beleve. And they that were crucified with him checked him also.
• Luke 6:21 : 21 Blessed are ye that honger now: for ye shalbe satisfied. Blessed are ye yt wepe now: for ye shall laugh.
• Luke 22:45 : 45 And he rose vp from prayer and came to his disciples and foude them slepinge for sorowe
• Luke 22:62 : 62 And Peter went out and wepte bitterly.