John 16:21

Updated: June 3, 2025
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A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn’t remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world.
World English Bible (WEB)
A woman{G1135} when{G3752} she is in travail{G5088}{(G5725)} hath{G2192}{(G5719)} sorrow{G3077}, because{G3754} her{G846} hour{G5610} is come{G2064}{(G5627)}: but{G1161} as soon as{G3752} she is delivered{G1080}{(G5661)} of the child{G3813}, she remembereth{G3421}{(G5719)} no more{G3765} the anguish{G2347}, for{G1223} joy{G5479} that{G3754} a man{G444} is born{G1080}{(G5681)} into{G1519} the world{G2889}.
KJV with Strongs
(21) Whenever a woman is in labour she has grief because her hour has come but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the distress because of the joy that a human being has been born into the world.
The F.O.G
A woman experiences intense pain during labor, but when her child is born, her anguish gives way to radiant joy because a new life has come into the world.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
‘The woman, when she may bear, hath sorrow, because her hour did come, and when she may bear the child, no more doth she remember the anguish, because of the joy that a man was born to the world.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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