John 16:21
Douay-Rheims
A woman, when she is in labour, hath sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she hath brought forth the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
John Chrysostom
(Hom. lxxix) Then He shews that sorrow brings forth joy, short sorrow infinite joy, by an example from nature; A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come; but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
Source details
A.D. 407 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on John 16:16-22
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.