John 16:17

Some of His disciples therefore said to one another, "What does this mean which He is telling us, `A little while and you do not see me, and again a little while and you shall see me,' and `Because I am going to the Father'?"

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

16"A little while and you see me no more, and again a little while and you shall see me."

18So they asked one another repeatedly, "What can that `little while' mean which He speaks of? We do not understand His words."

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Cross References

Mark 9:32They, however, did not understand what He meant, and were afraid to question Him.

Luke 18:34Nothing of this did they understand. The words were a mystery to them, nor could they see what He meant.

John 14:5"Master," said Thomas, "we do not know where you are going. In what sense do we know the way?"

John 16:1"These things I have spoken to you in order to clear stumbling-blocks out of your path.

John 16:16"A little while and you see me no more, and again a little while and you shall 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 →

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