John 16:19
Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said to them: Do ye inquire of this with one another, that I said, A little while, and ye behold me not; and again a little while, and ye shall see me?
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
18They said therefore: What is this that he says, A little while? We know not what he says.
Cross References
Matthew 6:8Be not ye therefore like to them; for your Father knows what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Mark 9:33And they came to Capernaum. And having come into the house he inquired of them: Of what were ye reasoning among yourselves by the way?
John 7:33Jesus therefore said: Yet a little while I am with you, and I go to him who sent me.
John 14:19Yet a little while, and the world sees me no more; but ye see me; because I live, ye shall live also.
John 16:30Now we know that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any one should ask thee. By this we believe that thou camest forth from God.
Hebrews 4:13And there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight; but all things are naked and opened to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Matthew Henry on John 16:17-23
Christ's Departure and Return; Sorrow and Joy Foretold. 16 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. 17 Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? 18 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. 19 Now Jesus knew that they were… Read the whole commentary →