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John 16:22

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does John 16:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And ye therefore now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh away from you.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And ye therefore now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh away from you.
John 16:22 — American Standard Version

Context — John 16

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19Jesus perceived that they were desirous to ask him, and he said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, A little while, and ye behold me not, and again a little while, and ye shall see me?
20Verily, 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.
21A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world.
22And ye therefore now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh away from you.
23And in that day ye shall ask me no question. Verily, verily, I say unto you, if ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name.
24Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be made full.
25These things have I spoken unto you in dark sayings: the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in dark sayings, but shall tell you plainly of the Father.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And ye now therefore have sorrow, etc.] This is the application of the preceding case. As it is with a woman in travail, when her hour is come, so it was now with them, and would be when Christ was removed from them; and as it is with every believer, when Christ is absent: for though there are many things that cause sorrow now, as sin, Satan, and afflictive dispensations of providence, yet nothing more sensibly touches believers to the quick, and gives them more uneasiness, than when Christ is out of sight: the reasons are, because he is so nearly related to them, being their everlasting Father, kind husband, loving brother, and faithful friend; and because they are so strongly affected to…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“I will see you again - After my resurrection. Your joy no man taketh from you - You shall be so firmly persuaded that I have risen and that I am the Messiah, that neither the threats nor persecutions of men shall ever be able to shake your faith and produce doubt or unbelief, and thus take away your joy. This prediction was remarkably fulfilled. It is evident that after his ascension not one of the apostles ever doubted for a moment that he had risen from the dead. No persecution or trial was able to shake their faith; and thus, amid all their afflictions, they had an unshaken source of joy. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Ye now therefore have sorrow - This gives us no manner of authority to assert all believers must come into a state of darkness. They never need lose either their peace, or love, or the witness that they are the children of God. They never can lose these, but either through sin, or ignorance, or vehement temptation, or bodily disorder. John 16:23”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“ye now: Joh 16:6, Joh 16:20 But: Joh 14:1, Joh 14:27, Joh 20:19, Joh 20:20, Joh 21:7; Isa 25:9, Isa 65:13, Isa 65:14, Isa 66:9-14; Mat 28:8; Luk 24:41, Luk 24:51-53; Act 2:46, Act 13:52; Pe1 1:8 and your: Joh 4:14; Job 34:29; Psa 146:2; Isa 12:2-4, Isa 51:11, Isa 51:12, Isa 54:7, Isa 54:8, Isa 65:18, Isa 65:19; Hab 3:17, Hab 3:18; Luk 10:42, Luk 16:25, Luk 19:26; Act 5:41, Act 16:25, Act 20:23, Act 20:24; Rom 8:35-39; Th1 3:7-9; Th2 2:16; Heb 6:18, Heb 10:34; Pe1 1:8, Pe1 4:13, Pe1 4:14 John 16:23”
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