John

John 16:21

²¹A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.

Read all of John 16

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A woman	γυνὴ	gynē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
has	ἔχει	echei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
pain	λύπην	lypēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3077 pain, grief
in childbirth	τίκτῃ	tiktē	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5088 I bear, bring forth, produce
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
her	αὐτῆς	autēs	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
time	ὥρα	hōra	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5610 an hour, season
has come	ἦλθεν	ēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
when	ὅταν	hotan	Conjunction	G3752 when, whensoever
she brings forth	γεννήσῃ	gennēsē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to
child	παιδίον	paidion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3813 a little child, an infant
she forgets	μνημονεύει	mnēmoneuei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3421 I remember, make mention of
anguish	θλίψεως	thlipseōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2347 persecution, affliction, distress
because of	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
joy	χαρὰν	charan	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5479 joy, gladness
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
a child	ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
has been born	ἐγεννήθη	egennēthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
world	κόσμον	kosmon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2889 the world, universe

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 13:8 · Psalm 113:9 · Jeremiah 30:6–7 · 1 Thessalonians 5:3 · Hosea 13:13–14 · Isaiah 26:16–18 · Micah 4:10 · Revelation 12:2–5

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.