John 16:18

Therefore they said, What is this that he saith to us, A little? we know not what he speaketh.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.

In Context

17Therefore some of his disciples said together, What is this thing that he saith to us, A little, and ye shall not see me; and again a little, and ye shall see me, for I go to the Father?

19And Jesus knew, that they would ask him, and he said to them, Of this thing ye seek among you (rselves), for I said, A little, and ye shall not see me; and again a little, and ye shall see me.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:9Yet ye understand not, neither have mind, of five loaves into five thousand of men, and how many coffins ye took (up)? (Yet ye understand not, nor remember, the five loaves for the five thousand men, and how many baskets did ye fill up?)

Hebrews 5:12For when ye ought to be masters for a time (or For although ye ought to be teachers by this time), again ye need that ye be taught, which be the letters [or the elements] of the beginning of God’s words. And ye be made those, to whom is need of milk, and not [of] firm meat (or of solid food).

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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