John 16:21

John 16:21 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

21A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

21Whenever a woman is in labor she has 16:21 Lit griefpain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a 16:21 Lit human beingchild has been born into the world.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

21Whenever a woman is in labor she has pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a child has been born into the world.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

21A woman, when she is in labor, has pain because her time [to give birth] has come; but when she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of her joy that a child has come into the world.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

21A woman giving birth to a baby has pain. That’s because her time to give birth has come. But when her baby is born, she forgets the pain. She forgets because she is so happy that a baby has been born into the world.

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