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OET (OET-RV) I can assure you that you’ll be weeping and mourning but the world will be elated. You’ll be upset but then your upset will turn into happiness.
OET-LV Truly, truly, I_am_saying to_you_all that you_all will_be_weeping and will_be_lamenting, but the world will_be_being_elated, you_all will_be_being_sorrowed, but the sorrow of_you_all will_be_becoming to joy.
SR-GNT Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι κλαύσετε καὶ θρηνήσετε ὑμεῖς, ὁ δὲ κόσμος χαρήσεται· ὑμεῖς λυπηθήσεσθε, ἀλλʼ ἡ λύπη ὑμῶν εἰς χαρὰν γενήσεται. ‡
(Amaʸn, amaʸn, legō humin hoti klausete kai thraʸnaʸsete humeis, ho de kosmos ⱪaraʸsetai; humeis lupaʸthaʸsesthe, allʼ haʸ lupaʸ humōn eis ⱪaran genaʸsetai.)
Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Truly, truly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will be glad. You will be grieved, but your sorrow will become joy.
UST I am telling you the truth: You will cry and mourn, but the people who oppose God in the world will rejoice. You will be very sad, but you will change from being sad to being joyful.
BSB Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
BLB Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will weep and will lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be grieved, but your grief will turn to joy.
AICNT “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.
OEB In truth I tell you that you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will suffer pain, but your pain will turn to joy.
WEB 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.
NET I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice; you will be sad, but your sadness will turn into joy.
LSV Truly, truly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, and the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will become joy.
FBV I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You will grieve, but your grief will turn into joy.
TCNT Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.
T4T Listen to this carefully: After I ◄leave you/die►, those who oppose God [MTY] will be happy, but you will be sad. But later you will stop being sad and you will become joyful.
LEB Truly, truly I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will change to joy.
BBE Truly I say to you, You will be weeping and sorrowing, but the world will be glad: you will be sad, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
MOF No MOF YHN (JHN) book available
ASV 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.
DRA 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.
YLT 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.
DBY 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.
RV 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.
WBS 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.
KJB 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.
( Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye/you_all shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye/you_all shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.)
BB Ueryly veryly I say vnto you, ye shall wepe and lament, the worlde shall reioyce: ye shall sorowe, but your sorowe shalbe turned to ioy.
(Verily/Truly verily/truly I say unto you, ye/you_all shall weep and lament, the world shall reioyce: ye/you_all shall sorrow, but your sorowe shall be turned to ioy.)
GNV Verely, verely I say vnto you, that ye shall weepe and lament, and the worlde shall reioyce: and ye shall sorowe, but your sorowe shalbe turned to ioye.
(Verily/Truly, verily/truly I say unto you, that ye/you_all shall weepe and lament, and the world shall reioyce: and ye/you_all shall sorrow, but your sorowe shall be turned to ioye.)
CB Verely verely I saye vnto you: Ye shal wepe and lamente, but the worlde shal reioyse: Ye shal be sory, but youre sorowe shal be turned in to ioye.
(Verily/Truly verily/truly I say unto you: Ye/You_all shall weep and lamente, but the world shall reioyse: Ye/You_all shall be sory, but your(pl) sorowe shall be turned in to ioye.)
TNT Verely verely I saye vnto you: ye shall wepe and lamet and the worlde shall reioyce. Ye shall sorowe: but youre sorowe shalbe tourned to ioye.
(Verily/Truly verily/truly I say unto you: ye/you_all shall weep and lamet and the world shall reioyce. Ye/You_all shall sorowe: but your(pl) sorowe shall be tourned to ioye.)
WYC Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, that ye schulen mourne and wepe, but the world schal haue ioye; and ye schulen be soreuful, but youre sorewe schal turne in to ioye.
(Truly, truly, I say to you, that ye/you_all should mourn and wepe, but the world shall have ioye; and ye/you_all should be soreuful, but your(pl) sorrow shall turn in to ioye.)
LUT Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich, sage euch: Ihr werdet weinen und heulen; aber die Welt wird sich freuen. Ihr aber werdet traurig sein; doch eure Traurigkeit soll in Freude verkehret werden.
(Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich, sage you: Ihr becomet weinen and heulen; but the world becomes itself/yourself/themselves freuen. Ihr but becomet traurig sein; though/but your Traurigkeit should in Freude verkehret become.)
CLV Amen, amen dico vobis: quia plorabitis, et flebitis vos, mundus autem gaudebit; vos autem contristabimini, sed tristitia vestra vertetur in gaudium.
(Amen, amen dico vobis: because plorabitis, and flebitis vos, mundus however gaudebit; vos however contristabimini, but tristitia vestra vertetur in gaudium.)
UGNT ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι κλαύσετε καὶ θρηνήσετε ὑμεῖς, ὁ δὲ κόσμος χαρήσεται; ὑμεῖς λυπηθήσεσθε, ἀλλ’ ἡ λύπη ὑμῶν εἰς χαρὰν γενήσεται.
(amaʸn, amaʸn, legō humin, hoti klausete kai thraʸnaʸsete humeis, ho de kosmos ⱪaraʸsetai? humeis lupaʸthaʸsesthe, all’ haʸ lupaʸ humōn eis ⱪaran genaʸsetai.)
SBL-GNT ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι κλαύσετε καὶ θρηνήσετε ὑμεῖς, ὁ δὲ κόσμος χαρήσεται· ⸀ὑμεῖς λυπηθήσεσθε, ἀλλʼ ἡ λύπη ὑμῶν εἰς χαρὰν γενήσεται.
(amaʸn amaʸn legō humin hoti klausete kai thraʸnaʸsete humeis, ho de kosmos ⱪaraʸsetai; ⸀humeis lupaʸthaʸsesthe, allʼ haʸ lupaʸ humōn eis ⱪaran genaʸsetai.)
TC-GNT Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι κλαύσετε καὶ θρηνήσετε ὑμεῖς, ὁ δὲ κόσμος χαρήσεται· ὑμεῖς δὲ λυπηθήσεσθε, ἀλλ᾽ ἡ λύπη ὑμῶν εἰς χαρὰν γενήσεται.
(Amaʸn amaʸn legō humin hoti klausete kai thraʸnaʸsete humeis, ho de kosmos ⱪaraʸsetai; humeis de lupaʸthaʸsesthe, all᾽ haʸ lupaʸ humōn eis ⱪaran genaʸsetai.)
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
16:20 At the crucifixion, the world thought it had won a victory over the light. The shock of the cross would cause the disciples to weep and mourn, but their sorrow would change to joy when Jesus defeated the grave (20:20).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν
truly truly ˱I˲_/am/_saying ˱to˲_you_all
Jesus uses this phrase to emphasize the truth of the statement that follows. See how you translated this phrase in 1:51.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
ὁ δὲ κόσμος χαρήσεται
the but world /will_be_being/_elated
Here Jesus uses world to refer to the people in the world who oppose God. See how you translated world 14:17.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
ὑμεῖς λυπηθήσεσθε
you_all you_all /will_be_being/_sorrowed
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “You will have grief” or “What happens will grieve you”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
ἡ λύπη ὑμῶν εἰς χαρὰν γενήσεται
the sorrow ˱of˲_you_all to joy /will_be/_becoming
If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of sorrow and joy, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: “you will change from being sorrowful to being joyful”