John 16:22 (GNV)

Passage

And ye nowe therefore are in sorowe: but I will see you againe, and your hearts shall reioyce, and your ioy shall no man take from you.

Nearby Context

John 16:20 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.

John 16:21 A woman when she traueileth, hath sorowe, because her houre is come: but assoone as she is deliuered of the childe, she remembreth no more the anguish, for ioy that a man is borne into the world.

John 16:22 And ye nowe therefore are in sorowe: but I will see you againe, and your hearts shall reioyce, and your ioy shall no man take from you.

John 16:23 And in that day shall ye aske me nothing. Verely, verely I say vnto you, whatsoeuer ye shall aske the Father in my Name, he will giue it you.

John 16:24 Hitherto haue ye asked nothing in my Name: aske, and ye shall receiue, that your ioye may be full.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nowe", "therefore", "sorowe", "againe", "hearts", "shall", and "reioyce". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nowe" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "A woman when she traueileth hath sorowe..." into verse 23's "And in that day shall ye aske...", so "nowe" and "therefore" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "nowe" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.