John 16:20

New American Bible - revised edition

Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy.

Cross References

Job 20:5

The triumph of the wicked is short and the joy of the impious but for a moment?

Psalm 30:11

Hear, O Lord, have mercy on me; Lord, be my helper.”

Psalm 30:5

Sing praise to the Lord, you faithful; give thanks to his holy memory.

Psalm 97:11

Light dawns for the just, and gladness for the honest of heart.

Isaiah 12:1

On that day, you will say: I give you thanks, O Lord; though you have been angry with me, your anger has abated, and you have consoled me.

Isaiah 61:3

to place on those who mourn in Zion a diadem instead of ashes, To give them oil of gladness instead of mourning, a glorious mantle instead of a faint spirit. They will be called oaks of justice, the planting of the Lord to show his glory.

Isaiah 66:5

Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word! Your kin who hate you and cast you out because of my name say, “May the Lord show his glory, that we may see your joy”; but they shall be put to shame.

Jeremiah 31:25

For I will slake the thirst of the faint; the appetite of all the weary I will satisfy.

Matthew 21:38

But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.’

Matthew 5:4

Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Mark 14:72

And immediately a cock crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said to him, “Before the cock crows twice you will deny me three times.” He broke down and wept.

Mark 16:10

She went and told his companions who were mourning and weeping.

Luke 22:45

When he rose from prayer and returned to his disciples, he found them sleeping from grief.

Luke 22:62

He went out and began to weep bitterly.

Luke 23:27

A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who mourned and lamented him.

Luke 24:17

He asked them, “What are you discussing as you walk along?” They stopped, looking downcast.

Luke 24:21

But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel; and besides all this, it is now the third day since this took place.

Luke 6:21

Blessed are you who are now hungry, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who are now weeping, for you will laugh.

John 16:33

I have told you this so that you might have peace in me. In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world.”

John 16:6

But because I told you this, grief has filled your hearts.

John 20:20

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

Acts 5:41

So they left the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been found worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.

Romans 5:11

Not only that, but we also boast of God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. Humanity’s Sin Through Adam.

2 Corinthians 6:10

as sorrowful yet always rejoicing; as poor yet enriching many; as having nothing and yet possessing all things.

Galatians 5:22

In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,

1 Thessalonians 1:6

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, receiving the word in great affliction, with joy from the holy Spirit,

James 1:2

Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials,

Jude 1:24

To the one who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished and exultant, in the presence of his glory,

Revelation 11:10

The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and be glad and exchange gifts because these two prophets tormented the inhabitants of the earth.

Revelation 18:7

To the measure of her boasting and wantonness repay her in torment and grief; for she said to herself, ‘I sit enthroned as queen; I am no widow, and I will never know grief.’