John 16:17
Then some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying to us, ‘In a little while you will not see me; and again after a little while, you will see me,’ and, ‘for I am going to the Father’?”
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Mark 9:32But they did not understand what this meant, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
Luke 18:34But the disciples did not understand any of these things; this statement was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what was being said.
John 14:5Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where yoʋ are going, so how can we know the way?”
John 16:1“I have said these things to you so that you will not fall away.
John 16:16“In a little while you will not see me; and again after a little while, you will see me, for 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 →