Joh 16:20 | HCSB | STEP | “ I assure you : You will weep and wail , but the world will rejoice . You will become sorrowful , but your sorrow will turn to joy .

‏ John 16:20

20 “ ^{▼▼I assure you: This is a phrase used only by Jesus to testify to the certainty and importance of His words; in Mt, Mk and Lk it is literally Amen, I say to you, and in Jn it is literally Amen, amen, I say to you.}I assure you: You will weep and wail, ^b but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, ^c but your sorrow will turn to joy.