John 16:21
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King James Version (modern wording)
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 anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
John 16:21 (KJV)
American Standard Version
A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world.
John 16:21 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
A 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.
John 16:21 (BSB)
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What does John 16:21 say?
John 16:21 in modern King James wording reads: "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 anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world."
Where is John 16:21 found in the Bible?
John 16:21 is verse 21 of chapter 16 of the book of John, in the New Testament. John has 21 chapters.
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