King James Version

John 16:20

Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before will be here.

ἀμὴνamēnVerilyἀμήνparticle — “Verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.Verilyἀμὴνamēnverilyἀμήνparticle — “verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.verilyλέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youὅτιhotiThatὅτιconjunction — “That”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Thatκλαύσετεklauseteshall weepκλαίω (klaiō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person plural — “shall weep”, an action still aheadG2799I weep, weep for, mourn, lament.This verse uses “weep”.shall weepκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andθρηνήσετεthrēnēsetelamentθρηνέω (thrēneō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person plural — “lament”, an action still aheadG2354intrans: I lament, wail; trans: I bewail.This verse uses “lament”.lamentὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.κόσμοςkosmosworldκόσμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “world”, the subject formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.χαρήσεταιcharēsetaito rejoiceχαίρω (chairō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to rejoice”, an action still aheadG5463I rejoice, am glad; also a salutation: Hail.This verse uses “rejoice”.ὑμεῖςhumeisyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “you”, the subject formG4771you.λυπηθήσεσθεlupēthēsestheshall be sorrowfulλυπέω (lupeō)verb, future passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “shall be sorrowful”, an action still aheadG3076I pain, grieve, vex.shall be sorrowfulἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λύπηlupēsorrowλύπηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “sorrow”, the subject formG3077pain, grief, sorrow, affliction.sorrowὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.εἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoχαρὰνcharanjoyχαρά (chara)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “joy”, the object formG5479joy, gladness, a source of joy.This verse uses “joy”.joyγενήσεταιgenēsetaito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an action still aheadG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, and the world will rejoice; and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow joy will become.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

Young’s Literal Translation

verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, and the world will rejoice; and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow joy will become.

World English Bible

Most certainly I tell you that you will weep and lament , but the world will rejoice . You will be sorrowful , but your sorrow will be turned into joy .

Darby Translation

Verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, ye, but the world shall rejoice; and ye will be grieved, but your grief shall be turned to joy.

Douay-Rheims

Amen, amen I say to you, that you shall lament and weep, but the world shall rejoice; and you shall be made sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

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