John 16:17
Then some of His disciples said among themselves: “What is this that He is telling us, ‘In just a little you will not see me, and in another little you will see me,’ and because ‘I am going to the Father’?”
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
18So they said: “What is this ‘little’ that He mentions? We do not know what He is talking about.”
Cross References
Mark 9:32But they were not understanding this information, yet were afraid to ask Him.
Luke 18:34But they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know what was being said.
John 14:5Thomas says to Him, “Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”
John 16:1“I have spoken these things to you to avoid your being caused to stumble
John 16:16“In just a little you will not see me, and in another little you will see me, because I am going to the Father.”
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 →