And ye therefore now (κα υμεις ουν νυν). See 8:38 for like emphasis on

ye (υμεις). The "sorrow" (λυπην) is…

I will see you again. After my resurrection.

Your joy no man taketh from you. You shall be so firmly persuaded that I have…

And ye now therefore have sorrow.—The same word is used. The hour of their birth pangs was near; but it would pass away, …

A woman when she is in travail has sorrow, because her hour has come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembers no more the a…

St. John Chrysostom: After relieving the disciples’ spirits with the promise of the Holy Spirit, our Lord again saddens them: …

The subsequent narrative develops the postresurrection period as a time in which the disciples’ fears are quelled, their doubts dispelled, and thei…

Your joy no man shall take from you. The value of the joy is greatly enhanced by its perpetuity; for it follows that the afflicti…

And ye now therefore have sorrow
This is the application of the preceding case. As it is with a woman in travail, wh…

It is good to consider how near our seasons of grace are to an end, that we may be stirred to make the most of them. But the sorrows of the discipl…

Above, our Lord explained one reason for their consolation: his promise of the Holy Spirit. Here he gives the second, which is that they will see h…