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JOHN 16:6
KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.”
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John 16:6 Translation & Meaning
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KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
“But” | ἀλλ' | Properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) | But |
“because” | ὅτι | Demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because | because |
“I have said” | λελάληκα | To talk, i.e., utter words | said |
“these things” | ταῦτα | These things | these things |
“unto you,” | ὑμῖν | To (with or by) you | unto you |
“sorrow” | λύπη | Sadness | sorrow |
“hath filled” | πεπλήρωκεν | To make replete, i.e., (literally) to cram (a net), level up (a hollow), or (figuratively) to furnish (or imbue, diffuse, influence), satisfy, execute (an office), finish (a period or task), verify (or coincide with a prediction), etc | filled |
“your” | ὑμῶν | Of (from or concerning) you | your |
“heart.” | καρδίαν | The heart, i.e., (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle | heart |
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4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.
5 But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
6 But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
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