John 16:19
Therefore Yeshua perceived that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, “Do you enquire amongst yourselves concerning this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you won’t see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’?
World Messianic Bible British
In The King James Version
In Context
18They said therefore, “What is this that he says, ‘A little while’? We don’t know what he is saying.”
Cross References
Matthew 6:8Therefore don’t be like them, for your Father knows what things you need before you ask him.
Mark 9:33He came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing amongst yourselves on the way?”
John 7:33Then Yeshua said, “I will be with you a little while longer, then I go to him who sent me.
John 14:19Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also.
John 16:30Now we know that you know all things, and don’t need for anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came from God.”
Hebrews 4:13There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.
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 →