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A Joy No One Can Steal
Commentators unanimously highlight that the joy Jesus promises is permanent and unshakeable. Unlike worldly happiness that depends on circumstances, this joy is rooted in the historical reality of Jesus' resurrection. This event gave the disciples such a firm conviction of His victory over death that, as scholars note, no amount of persecution or suffering could ever take their joy away.
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Albert Barnes
On John 16:22
18th Century
Theologian
I will see you again. After my resurrection.
Your joy no man taketh from you. You shall be so firmly persuaded that I have…
AT Robertson
On John 16:22
And ye therefore now (κα υμεις ουν νυν). See 8:38 for like emphasis on
ye (υμεις). The "sorrow" (λυπην) is…
Charles Ellicott
On John 16:22
19th Century
Bishop
And ye now therefore have sorrow.—The same word is used. The hour of their birth pangs was near; but it would pass away, …
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Charles Spurgeon
On John 16:22–23
19th Century
Preacher
And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On John 16:22
The subsequent narrative develops the postresurrection period as a time in which the disciples’ fears are quelled, their doubts dispelled, and thei…
John Calvin
On John 16:22
16th Century
Theologian
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…
John Gill
On John 16:22
17th Century
Pastor
And ye now therefore have sorrow
This is the application of the preceding case. As it is with a woman in travail, wh…
Matthew Henry
On John 16:16–22
17th Century
Minister
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…