| 21. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) John 16:21:1 ⧉ἡheethe John 16:21:2 ⧉γυνὴyeeneewoman John 16:21:3 ⧉ὅτανhotanwhen John 16:21:4 ⧉τίκτῃteekteegives birth John 16:21:5 ⧉λύπηνleepeensorrow John 16:21:6 ⧉ἔχει,ekheehas John 16:21:7 ⧉ὅτιhotibecause John 16:21:8 ⧉ἦλθενeelthencame John 16:21:9 ⧉ἡheethe John 16:21:10 ⧉ὥραhorahour John 16:21:11 ⧉αὐτῆς·afteesher John 16:21:12 ⧉ὅτανhotanwhen John 16:21:13 ⧉δὲdebut John 16:21:14 ⧉γεννήσῃyehnneeseegives birth John 16:21:15 ⧉τὸtothe John 16:21:16 ⧉παιδίον,pedionchild John 16:21:17 ⧉οὐκέτιooketeeno longer John 16:21:18 ⧉μνημονεύειmneemoneveeremembers John 16:21:19 ⧉τῆςteesof the John 16:21:20 ⧉θλίψεωςthleepsehosdistress John 16:21:21 ⧉διὰtheeabecause of John 16:21:22 ⧉τὴνteenthe John 16:21:23 ⧉χαρὰνkharanjoy John 16:21:24 ⧉ὅτιhotithat John 16:21:25 ⧉ἐγεννήθηeyenneetheewas born John 16:21:26 ⧉ἄνθρωποςanthroposhuman being John 16:21:27 ⧉εἰςeesinto John 16:21:28 ⧉τὸνtonthe John 16:21:29 ⧉κόσμον.kosmonworld |
| 21. Formal Translation A woman in labor suffers because her hour has come; but once she has brought forth the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a human being has been born into the world. |
| 21. Dynamic Translation A woman in labor feels pain because her time has arrived; but after the baby is born, she does not keep recalling the trouble because of the joy that a person has come into the world. |