John 16:17
Therefore [some] of His disciples said to one another, “What is this that He says to us, A little while, and you do not behold Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me, and, Because I go away to the Father?”
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In Context
18They said then, “What is this He says—the little while? We have not known what He says.”
Cross References
Mark 9:32but they were not understanding the saying, and they were afraid to question Him.
Luke 18:34And they understood none of these things, and this saying was hid from them, and they were not knowing the things said.
John 14:5Thomas says to Him, “Lord, we have not known to where You go away, and how are we able to know the way?”
John 16:1“These things I have spoken to you, that you may not be stumbled.
John 16:16a little while, and you do not behold Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go away 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 →