John 16:20

Jesus solemnly tells them they will weep and mourn while the world rejoices, but their sorrow will turn into joy. Grief at His death will give way to resurrection joy.

Cross-references · 40

• Jas 1:2My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
• Matt 5:4Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
• Rev 7:14–17And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
• Ps 126:5–6They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
• Mark 16:10And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
• Jer 31:25For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
• 1 Pet 1:6–8Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
• 2 Cor 6:10As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
• Ps 30:5For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
• Luke 24:21But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
• Ps 30:11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
• Jude 1:24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
• Rom 5:11And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
• Isa 61:3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
• Luke 23:27And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
• Ps 40:1–3I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
• Gal 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
• Rom 5:2–3By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
• Luke 24:17And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
• Ps 97:11Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
• Job 20:5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
• Luke 22:62And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
• John 16:6But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
• Acts 5:41And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
• 2 Th 2:16–17Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
• Rev 11:10And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
• Isa 25:8–9He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
• Jer 31:9–14They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
• Isa 66:5Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
• Luke 22:45And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
• Luke 6:21Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
• Mark 14:72And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
• Isa 12:1And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
• Acts 2:46–47And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
• Rev 18:7How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
• John 16:33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
• Matt 27:39–44And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
• 1 Th 1:6And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
• Matt 27:62–66Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
• John 20:20And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the LORD.

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