John 16:21

Plain English Version

You know, while a baby is being born, the mother has a lot of pain. But when she holds her new baby, she forgets about that pain, because she’s so happy that a new baby was born into the world.

Cross References

Genesis 3:16

Then God said to the woman, “I’m going to give you a lot of trouble. You are going to have a lot of pain whenever you have a baby. It will hurt you a lot. But you will really want to have a husband, and your husband will be your boss.”

Galatians 4:27

There will be a lot of people with us in that city. You see, this is what God says in his book, “Be happy, you woman that hasn’t got any kids. You didn’t have to feel all that pain from having a kid. You can be really happy, and you can shout out loud. You used to be sad and lonely, but now you will have a lot more kids than the woman that has a husband.”

1 Thessalonians 5:3

You know, people will be saying, “We are safe. There’s no trouble here.” But then that big trouble will come really quickly, and they will not be ready for it. God will use that big trouble to punish them. It will be like what happens when a woman has a baby, she suddenly gets pain, and then her baby starts to come, and nobody can stop it. That big trouble will be just like that. It will come to people suddenly, and they will not get away from it.