Sorrow Turned to Joy

16 “A little while(A) and you will no longer see Me;(B) again a little while and you will see Me.”(a)
17 Therefore some of His disciples said to one another, “What is this He tells us: ‘A little while and you will not see Me; again a little while and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I am going to the Father’(C)?” 18 They said, “What is this He is saying,(b) ‘A little while’? We don’t know what He’s talking about!”
19 Jesus knew they wanted to question Him, so He said to them, “Are you asking one another about what I said, ‘A little while and you will not see Me; again a little while and you will see Me’?
20 “I assure you: You will weep and wail,(D) but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful,(E) but your sorrow will turn to joy.

Footnotes:

a. John 16:16: Other mss add because I am going to the Father
b. John 16:18: Other mss omit He is saying

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