John 16:21
John · New Testament · Chapter 16
“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.”John 16:21
What Does John 16:21 Mean?
John 16:21 is found in the book of John, chapter 16, verse 21 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Incarnation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to John 16:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 3:16“Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.”Genesis 21:6“And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.”Romans 8:22“For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.”Psalms 113:9“He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.”Isaiah 13:8“And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.”Revelation 12:2“And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.”Ecclesiastes 3:2“A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;”Jeremiah 30:6“Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?”1 Thessalonians 5:3“For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.”Job 11:16“Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:”Isaiah 26:16“LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.”Hosea 13:13“The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.”Isaiah 26:17“Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.”Isaiah 53:11“He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.”Micah 4:10“Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.”1 Samuel 4:20“And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.”Genesis 30:23“And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:”Genesis 45:28“And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.”1 Samuel 1:26“And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.”Luke 1:57“Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.”
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