John 16:17
So some of us said to each other, “What does he mean by saying ‘After a short time you will not see me,’ and ‘A short time after that you will see me again’? And what does he mean by ‘Because I am going back to my Father’?”
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Mark 9:32But they did not understand what he was telling them. Also, they were afraid to ask him about what he had said.
Luke 18:34But the disciples did not understand any of those things that he said. They were prevented { Something prevented them} from understanding the meaning of what he was telling them.
John 14:5Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. So how can we know the road?”
John 16:1Jesus continued by saying to us, “I have told you these things in order that you will not stop trusting in me when people ◄ cause you to suffer/persecute you►.
John 16:16“After a short time I will leave you, and you will not see me. Then a short time after that you will see me again.”
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 →