John 16:19
And Jesus knew, that they desired to ask him; and he said to them: Are ye debating with each other, of what I said to you, A little while, and ye will not see me, and again a little while, and ye will see me?
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
Matthew 6:8Therefore, be not like them; for your Father knoweth what is needful for you, before ye ask him.
Mark 9:33And they came to Capernaum. And when they entered the house, he asked them: What disputed ye among yourselves by the way?
John 7:33And Jesus said: A little while longer I am with you, and then I go to him that sent me.
John 14:19And the world will not see me; but ye will see me. Because I live, ye will live also.
John 16:30Now know we, that thou knowest every thing; and thou hast no need, that any one should ask thee: by this we believe, that thou didst proceed from God.
Hebrews 4:13neither is there any creature, which is concealed from before him; but every thing is naked and manifest before his eyes, to whom we are to give 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 →