John 16:17
Some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean, ‘In a little while you won't see me, but a little while after that you will see me’? and ‘For I'm going to the Father’?”
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In Context
16In a little while you won't see me anymore, but then a little while after that you will see me.”
18They were asking, “What does he mean by ‘in a little while’? We don't know what he's talking about.”
Cross References
Mark 9:32They didn't understand what he meant and were too afraid to ask him about it.
Luke 18:34But they didn't understand anything Jesus told them. The meaning was hidden from them and they didn't grasp what he was talking about.
John 14:5Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don't know where you're going. How can we know the way?”
John 16:1“I've told you this so you won't give up your trust in me.
John 16:16In a little while you won't see me anymore, but then a little while after that you will see me.”
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 →