John 16:17
And the disciples said one to another, What is this that he saith to us? A little (time), and you will not see me; and again a little (while), and you shall see me, and because I go to my Father.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
18And they said, What is this little (time of) which he hath spoken?
Cross References
Mark 9:32But they understood not his word, and feared to ask him.
Luke 18:34But not one of these understood they: for this word was hidden from them, and they knew not those sayings which were spoken with them.
John 14:5Thoma saith to him, Our Lord, we know not whither thou goest, and how can we know the way?
John 16:1These have I spoken with you, that you may not be offended.
John 16:16A LITTLE (time), and you will not see me; and again a little, and you shall see me, because I go 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 →