John 16:20
Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
Cross References
Matthew 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Mark 16:10
She went and told those who had been with Him, who were now mourning and weeping.

Luke 23:27
A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.

John 20:20
After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

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That.

John 16:6, 33
Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things. . . .

John 19:25-27
Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene. . . .

Mark 14:72
And just then, the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken to him: "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times." And he broke down and wept.

Mark 16:10
She went and told those who had been with Him, who were now mourning and weeping.

Luke 22:45, 62
When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. . . .

Luke 23:47-49
When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, "Surely this was a righteous man." . . .

Luke 24:17, 21
He asked them, "What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?" They stood still, with sadness on their faces. . . .

but the.

Job 20:5
the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

Matthew 21:38
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance!'

Matthew 27:39-44, 62-66
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads, . . .

Mark 15:29-32
Those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, . . .

Revelation 11:10
And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them, and will celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.

Revelation 18:7
As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, 'I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.'

your.

Psalm 30:5, 11
For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning. . . .

Psalm 40:1-3
I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. . . .

Psalm 97:11
Light is sown on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.

Psalm 126:5, 6
Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. . . .

Isaiah 12:1
In that day you will say: "O LORD, I will praise you. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.

Isaiah 25:8, 9
He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken. . . .

Isaiah 61:3
to provide for those who grieve in Zion--to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise in place of a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

Isaiah 66:5
You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: "Your brothers who hate and exclude you because of My name have said, 'Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!' But they will be put to shame."

Jeremiah 31:9-14, 25
They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel's Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn." . . .

Matthew 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Luke 6:21
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

Acts 2:46, 47
With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart, . . .

Acts 5:41
The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.

Romans 5:2, 3, 11
through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in the hope of the glory of God. . . .

2 Corinthians 6:10
sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

1 Thessalonians 1:6
And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.

2 Thessalonians 2:16, 17
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope, . . .

James 1:2
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,

1 Peter 1:6-8
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials, . . .

Jude 1:24
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy--

Revelation 7:14-17
"Sir, " I answered, "you know." So he replied, "These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. . . .

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