John 16:17
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?
John 16:17 in other translations
| 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’?” |
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| 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? |
| YLT | Therefore said some of his disciples one to another, ‘What is this that he saith 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 unto 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? |
| BBE | So some of the disciples said one to another, What is this he is saying, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me? and, I am going to the Father? |
| Webster | Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith to 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? |
What does John 16:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 16:16-22
16-22. 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--The joy of the world at their not seeing Him seems to show that His removal from them by death was what He meant; and in that case, their joy at again seeing Him points to their transport at His reappearance amongst them on His Resurrection, when they could no longer doubt His identity. At the…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 16:16-22
It is good to consider how near our seasons of grace are to an end, that we may be quickened to improve them. But the sorrows of the disciples would soon be turned into joy; as those of a mother, at the sight of her infant. The Holy Spirit would be their Comforter, and neither men nor devils, neither sufferings in life nor in death, would ever deprive them of their joy. Believers have joy or sorrow, according to…
John 16:17 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 16:17
- 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.
- Mark 9:32
But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
- John 16:5
But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
- John 14:5
Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
- John 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?
- Mark 9:10
And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
- Luke 18:34
And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
- John 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.
- John 14:22
Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
- Luke 9:45
But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.
- John 16:1
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
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Context
- 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.
- John 16:17
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?
- John 16:18
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
John 16:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces dijeron algunos de sus discípulos unos á otros: ¿Qué es esto que nos dice: Un poquito, y no me veréis; y otra vez un poquito, y me veréis: y, porque yo voy al Padre? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Quelques-uns donc d’entre ses disciples se dirent les uns aux autres: Qu’est-ce que ceci qu’il nous dit: Un peu de temps et vous ne me verrez pas, et encore un peu de temps et vous me verrez, et: Parce que je m’en vais au Père? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Es sprachen nun etliche von seinen Jüngern zueinander: Was ist dies, das er zu uns sagt: Über ein Kleines, und ihr schauet mich nicht, und wiederum über ein Kleines, und ihr werdet mich sehen, und: weil ich zum Vater hingehe? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixerunt ergo ex discipulis ejus ad invicem: Quid est hoc quod dicit nobis: Modicum, et non videbitis me; et iterum modicum, et videbitis me, et quia vado ad Patrem? |