John 16:6

World English Bible (2000)

But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.

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  • John 14:1 : 1 "Don't let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.
  • John 16:20-22 : 20 Most certainly I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. 21 A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn't remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world. 22 Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
  • John 20:11-15 : 11 But Mary was standing outside at the tomb weeping. So, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb, 12 and she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. 13 They told her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I don't know where they have laid him." 14 When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, and didn't know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?" She, supposing him to be the gardener, said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away."
  • John 14:27-28 : 27 Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don't let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful. 28 You heard how I told you, 'I go away, and I come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I said 'I am going to my Father;' for the Father is greater than I.
  • Luke 22:45 : 45 When he rose up from his prayer, he came to the disciples, and found them sleeping because of grief,
  • Luke 24:17 : 17 He said to them, "What are you talking about as you walk, and are sad?"

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 16:7-8
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    7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don't go away, the Counselor won't come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

    8 When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment;

  • John 16:22-28
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    22 Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

    23 "In that day you will ask me no questions. Most certainly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.

    24 Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.

    25 I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the time is coming when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

    26 In that day you will ask in my name; and I don't say to you, that I will pray to the Father for you,

    27 for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from God.

    28 I came out from the Father, and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world, and go to the Father."

  • John 16:3-5
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    3 They will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.

    4 But I have told you these things, so that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you about them. I didn't tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

    5 But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'

  • John 16:15-20
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    15 All things whatever the Father has are mine; therefore I said that he takes of mine, and will declare it to you.

    16 A little while, and you will not see me. Again a little while, and you will see me."

    17 Some of his disciples therefore said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, 'A little while, and you won't 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 don't know what he is saying."

    19 Therefore Jesus perceived that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, "Do you inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you will see me?'

    20 Most certainly I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

  • John 16:10-12
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    10 about righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you won't see me any more;

    11 about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.

    12 "I have yet many things to tell you, but you can't bear them now.

  • John 14:25-31
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    25 I have said these things to you, while still living with you.

    26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

    27 Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don't let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

    28 You heard how I told you, 'I go away, and I come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I said 'I am going to my Father;' for the Father is greater than I.

    29 Now I have told you before it happens so that, when it happens, you may believe.

    30 I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world comes, and he has nothing in me.

    31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father commanded me, even so I do. Arise, let us go from here.

  • John 15:11
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    11 I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full.

  • John 14:16-19
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    16 I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever,--

    17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world can't receive; for it doesn't see him, neither knows him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.

    18 I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you.

    19 Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also.

  • John 16:1
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    1 "These things have I spoken to you, so that you wouldn't be caused to stumble.

  • John 16:32-33
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    32 Behold, the time is coming, yes, and has now come, that you will be scattered, everyone to his own place, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

    33 I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."

  • John 13:33
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    33 Little children, I will be with you a little while longer. You will seek me, and as I said to the Jews, 'Where I am going, you can't come,' so now I tell you.

  • John 17:13
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    13 But now I come to you, and I say these things in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves.

  • John 15:26
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    26 "When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.

  • John 8:21-22
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    21 Jesus said therefore again to them, "I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sins. Where I go, you can't come."

    22 The Jews therefore said, "Will he kill himself, that he says, 'Where I am going, you can't come?'"

  • John 13:21
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    21 When Jesus had said this, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, "Most certainly I tell you that one of you will betray me."

  • John 14:4
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    4 Where I go, you know, and you know the way."

  • John 6:67
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    67 Jesus said therefore to the twelve, "You don't also want to go away, do you?"

  • John 7:33-34
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    33 Then Jesus said, "I will be with you a little while longer, then I go to him who sent me.

    34 You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come."

  • John 14:1-2
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    1 "Don't let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.

    2 In my Father's house are many homes. If it weren't so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.

  • John 13:36
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    36 Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "Where I am going, you can't follow now, but you will follow afterwards."

  • John 6:36
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    36 But I told you that you have seen me, and yet you don't believe.