John 16:22

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

It is the same with you. Now you are sad, but I will see you again, and you will be happy. You will have a joy that no one can take away.

Cross References

1 Peter 1:8

You have not seen Christ, but still you love him. You can’t see him now, but you believe in him. You are filled with a wonderful and heavenly joy that cannot be explained.

Acts 13:52

But the Lord’s followers in Antioch were happy and filled with the Holy Spirit.

John 16:6

But you are filled with sadness because I have told you all this.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

We pray that the Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father will comfort you and strengthen you in every good thing you do and say. God loved us and gave us through his grace a wonderful hope and comfort that has no end.

Acts 16:25

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing songs to God. The other prisoners were listening to them.

Isaiah 25:9

At that time people will say, “Here is our God! He is the one we have been waiting for. He has come to save us. We have been waiting for our Lord. So we will rejoice and be happy when he saves us.”

Psalm 146:2

I will praise the Lord all my life. I will sing praises to him as long as I live.

Acts 2:46

The believers shared a common purpose, and every day they spent much of their time together in the Temple area. They also ate together in their homes. They were happy to share their food and ate with joyful hearts.

Hebrews 10:34

Yes, you helped them in prison and shared in their suffering. And you were still happy when everything you owned was taken away from you. You continued to be happy, because you knew that you had something much better—something that would continue forever.

Hebrews 6:18

These two things cannot change: God cannot lie when he says something, and he cannot lie when he makes an oath. So these two things are a great help to us who have come to God for safety. They encourage us to hold on to the hope that is ours.

Acts 5:41

The apostles left the council meeting. They were happy because they were given the honor of suffering dishonor for Jesus.

John 21:7

The follower Jesus loved very much said to Peter, “That man is the Lord!” When Peter heard him say it was the Lord, he wrapped his coat around himself. (He had taken his clothes off to work.) Then he jumped into the water.

John 14:27

“I leave you peace. It is my own peace I give you. I give you peace in a different way than the world does. So don’t be troubled. Don’t be afraid.

John 14:1

Jesus said, “Don’t be troubled. Trust in God, and trust in me.

John 4:14

But anyone who drinks the water I give will never be thirsty again. The water I give people will be like a spring flowing inside them. It will bring them eternal life.”

Luke 24:41

The followers were amazed and very, very happy to see that Jesus was alive. They still could not believe what they saw. He said to them, “Do you have any food here?”

Luke 16:25

“But Abraham said, ‘My child, remember when you lived? You had all the good things in life. But Lazarus had nothing but problems. Now he is comforted here, and you are suffering.

Luke 10:42

Only one thing is important. Mary has made the right choice, and it will never be taken away from her.”

Matthew 28:8

So the women left the tomb quickly. They were afraid, but they were also very happy. They ran to tell his followers what happened.

John 16:20

The truth is, you will cry and be sad, but the world will be happy. You will be sad, but then your sadness will change to happiness.

Luke 19:26

“The king said, ‘People who use what they have will get more. But those who do not use what they have will have everything taken away from them.

Job 34:29

But if God decides not to help them, no one can judge him guilty. If he hides himself, no one can find him. He is the ruler over every person and nation.

John 16:16

“After a short time you won’t see me. Then after another short time you will see me again.”

Psalm 33:21

He makes us happy. We trust his holy name.

Jeremiah 31:12

The people of Israel will come to the top of Zion, and they will shout with joy. Their faces will shine with happiness about the good things the Lord gives them. He will give them grain, new wine, olive oil, young sheep and cattle. They will be like a garden that has plenty of water. And the people of Israel will not be troubled anymore.

John 14:19

In a very short time the people in the world will not see me anymore. But you will see me. You will live because I live.

2 Corinthians 6:10

We have much sadness, but we are always rejoicing. We are poor, but we are making many people rich in faith. We have nothing, but really we have everything.