John 16:17
And his disciples said one to another: What is this that he saith to us, A little while, and ye will not see me and again a little while, and ye will see me, because I go to my Father?
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
18And they said: What is this little while, of which he speaketh? We know not what he saith.
Cross References
Mark 9:32But they did not understand that speech; and they were afraid to ask him.
Luke 18:34But not one of these things, did they understand; but this subject was hidden from them, and they knew not the things told to them. And as they came near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the side of the way, begging.
John 14:5Thomas said to him: Our Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
John 16:1These things have I said to you, that ye may not be stumbled.
John 16:16A little while, and ye will not see me; and again a little while, and ye will 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 →