John 16:21

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.

Cross References (14)

  • Isaiah 13:8 (7)

    Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their

  • Psalms 113:9 (7)

    He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3 (6)

    While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant

  • Jeremiah 30:6–7 (6)

    Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor

  • Hosea 13:13–14 (5)

    Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of

  • Isaiah 26:16–18 (5)

    O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.

  • Revelation 12:2–5 (4)

    She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth.

  • Micah 4:10 (4)

    Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields.

  • Genesis 30:23–24 (2)

    and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said.

  • Genesis 3:16 (2)

    To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desi

  • 1 Samuel 1:26–27 (2)

    “Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the

  • Luke 1:57–58 (2)

    When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.

  • Galatians 4:27 (2)

    For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travai

  • Genesis 21:6–7 (2)

    Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”