But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts — Jesus acknowledges the emotional reality of the moment: the disciples are grieving. The announcement of his departure has filled their hearts with sorrow (lupē—grief, sadness, distress). This is not pathology but appropriate human response to imminent loss; Jesus does not rebuke the disciples for their sorrow but validates it.

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