OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 16:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι κλαύσετε καί θρηνήσετε ὑμεῖς ὁ δέ κόσμος χαρήσεται ὑμεῖς λυπηθήσεσθε ἀλλʼ ἡ λύπη ὑμῶν εἰς χαράν γενήσεται)

Jesus uses this phrase to emphasize the truth of the statement that follows. See how you translated this phrase in [1:51](../01/51.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὁ δὲ κόσμος χαρήσεται

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι κλαύσετε καί θρηνήσετε ὑμεῖς ὁ δέ κόσμος χαρήσεται ὑμεῖς λυπηθήσεσθε ἀλλʼ ἡ λύπη ὑμῶν εἰς χαράν γενήσεται)

Jesus uses world to refer to the people in the world who oppose God. See how you translated world [14:17](../14/17.md).

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 (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι κλαύσετε καί θρηνήσετε ὑμεῖς ὁ δέ κόσμος χαρήσεται ὑμεῖς λυπηθήσεσθε ἀλλʼ ἡ λύπη ὑμῶν εἰς χαράν γενήσεται)

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]