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John 16:17-18

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and, again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. Sometimes, when you are reading the Bible,...

John 16:17-18

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. Then why not ask him? But are not you and I...

John 16:17-18

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

There said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shalt see me: and, Because I go to the Father? They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. It was only too plain. We often do not...

John 16:19-20

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, Christ would die; he would go away and be unseen. On the cross he would depart...

John 16:19-22

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? 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...

John 16:19-20

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? 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. Not merely shall your sorrow be...

John 16:19

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him They did not ask him, but they desired to do so, and a desire is a prayer. Where our blessed Master is present, the very desires of his people are prayers, even though their lips remain closed.

John 16:19-20

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And said unto them, Do you enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? 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. Oh, what a blessed promise!

John 16:19

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? They might have inquired a long while among themselves, and all in vain; but to go to their Lord was the short way out of the difficulty, for...

John 16:19-20

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: Sometimes the world appears to have the best of...

John 16:20

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

But the world shall rejoice: But not for long; the world’s joy at Christ’s death was soon over. Joh_16:20. And ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. I think we may leave off our reading at this verse, with these words to flavor our mouth all this week: “Your sorrow shall be turned into joy.” God grant that it may be so...

John 16:20

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: “I am going away from you, and while I am gone, it will be all weeping and lamenting with you; but while I am gone, the world shall have its hour of triumph, it shall think that I am slain, and that my cause is defeated.”

John 16:20-21

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. So, when Christ came back again, they would remember no more the sorrow of their...

John 16:20

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. So, the more of it the better. If your sorrow is to be turned into joy, then the more sorrow, the more joy. Happy is he who endureth trial, since his trial is to be turned into happiness.

John 16:21-24

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. And in that day ye shall...

John 16:21-24

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. And in that day ye shall...

John 16:21-22

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now therefore have sorrow: But your sorrow is the pang of life.

John 16:22-23

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. “Ye shall not need to make anymore inquiries of me, for everything shall then be explained to you by the Spirit.”

John 16:22

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

But I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. The joy that comes by sorrow in connection with Christ is the joy of which we shall never be bereaved. Let us thank God that there is a joy which no man can take away. Happy are they who have it.

John 16:23

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. “This shall be one fruit; of my passion, that, henceforth, whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father, in my name, shall be given to you; and though you may not, perhaps, address your prayers to me personally, yet addressed to the Father, in my name,...