John 16:17
Some of his disciples therefore said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you won’t see me, and again a little while, and you will see me;’ and, ‘Because I go to the Father’?”
World Messianic Bible British
In The King James Version
In Context
16“A little while, and you will not see me. Again a little while, and you will see me.”
18They said therefore, “What is this that he says, ‘A little while’? We don’t know what he is saying.”
Cross References
Mark 9:32But they didn’t understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
Luke 18:34They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they didn’t understand the things that were said.
John 14:5Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?”
John 16:1“I have said these things to you so that you wouldn’t be caused to stumble.
John 16:16“A little while, and you will not see me. Again a little while, and 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 →