John 16:6
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But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

John 16:20-22 Amen, amen, I say to you, that you shall lament and weep, but the world shall rejoice: and you shall be made sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. . . .

John 14:1,27,28 Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God: believe also in me. . . .

John 20:11-15 But Mary stood at the sepulchre without, weeping. Now as she was weeping, she stooped down and looked into the sepulchre, . . .

Luke 22:45 And when he rose up from prayer and was come to the disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow.

Luke 24:17 And he said to them: What are these discourses that you hold one with another as you walk and are sad?

Context
The Promise of the Holy Spirit
5But I told you not these things from the beginning, because I was with you. And now I go to him that sent me, and none of you asketh me: Whither goest thou? 6But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow hath filled your heart. 7But I tell you the truth: it is expedient to you that I go. For if I go not, the Paraclete will not come to you: but if I go, I will send him to you.…
Cross References
John 14:1
Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God: believe also in me.

John 16:22
So also you now indeed have sorrow: but I will see you again and your heart shall rejoice. And your joy no man shall take from you.

Lexicon
Instead,
ἀλλ’ (all’)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

your
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

hearts
καρδίαν (kardian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2588: Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.

are filled
πεπλήρωκεν (peplērōken)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4137: From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.

with sorrow
λύπη (lypē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3077: Pain, grief, sorrow, affliction. Apparently a primary word; sadness.

because
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

I have told
λελάληκα (lelalēka)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

you
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

these things.
ταῦτα (tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.


Additional Translations
Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.

But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

But because I have spoken these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

But because I have spoken these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

But because I have said these things to you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

But grief has filled your hearts because I have said all this to you.

But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.

but because these things I have said to you, the sorrow hath filled your heart.
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