John 16:17
15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
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.
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 desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?
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- BSB
- Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”
- KJV
- 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?
- WEB
- Some of his disciples therefore said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you won’t see me, and again a little while, and you will see me;’ and, ‘Because I go to the Father’?”
- ASV
- [Some] of his disciples therefore said one to another, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye behold me not; and again a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?
- DARBY
- [Some] of his disciples therefore said to one another, What is this he says to us, A little while and ye do not behold me; and again a little while and ye shall see me, and, Because I go away to the Father?
- BLB
- Therefore some of His disciples said to one another, “What is this that He says to us, ‘A little while and you⁺ do not see Me; and again a little while and you⁺ will look on Me,’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”
- ÅB
- Noen av hans disipler sa da til hverandre: Hva er dette han sier til oss: Om en liten stund ser dere meg ikke, og om en liten stund skal dere se meg igjen; og: Jeg går til Faren?
- OTB
- Da sa noen av disiplene hans til hverandre: "Hva mener han med å si: 'Om en liten stund ser dere meg ikke lenger; og igjen, om en liten stund skal dere se meg,' og 'fordi jeg går til Faderen'?"
- B1930
- Nogen av hans disipler sa da til hverandre: Hvad er dette han sier til oss: Om en liten stund ser I mig ikke, og atter om en liten stund skal I se mig; og: Jeg går til Faderen?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 16:16
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.
Read in contextMark 9:32
But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
Read in contextJohn 16:5
But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
Read in contextJohn 14:5
Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
Read in contextJohn 16:19
Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?
Read in contextMark 9:10
And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
Read in contextLuke 18:34
And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
Read in contextJohn 12:16
These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
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