John 16:16
“A litle while, and ye shall not see me: and againe a litle while, & ye shall see me: because I goe to the Father.”
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John 16:16 Context
14He shall glorifie me, for he shall receiue of mine, and shall shew it vnto you. 15All things that the Father hath, are mine: therefore said I that he shall take of mine, and shal shew it vnto you. 16A litle while, and ye shall not see me: and againe a litle while, & ye shall see me: because I goe to the Father. 17Then saide some of his disciples among themselues, What is this that he saith vnto vs, A litle while, and ye shal not see me: and againe, a litle while, and ye shall see me: and, because I goe to the Father? 18They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A litle while? we cannot tell what he saith.
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Other Translations for 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.
- King James Version
"A little while, and you will no longer see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
A little while, and ye behold me no more; and again a little while, and ye shall see me.
- American Standard Version (1901)
After a little time you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me.
- Basic English Bible
A little while and ye do not behold me; and again a little while and ye shall see me, [because I go away to the Father].
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
A little while and you see me no more, and again a little while and you shall see me.
- Weymouth Bible
A little while, and you will not see me. Again a little while, and you will see me."
- World English Bible
A litil, and thanne ye schulen not se me; and eftsoone a litil, and ye schulen se me, for Y go to the fadir.
- Wycliffe Bible
a little while, and ye do not behold me, and again a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go away unto the Father.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for John 16:16
16:16 A little while and ye shall not see me - When I am buried: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me - When I am risen: because I go to my Father - I die and rise again, in order to ascend to my Father.
People's Bible Notes for John 16:16
Joh 16:16,17 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me. On the morrow he would die, be buried, and for "a little while" they would not see him; then he would rise, and for another "little while", a space of forty days before "he went to his Father", they would see him while he remained on the earth. When he ascended to his Father, they, in a spiritual sense, would "see him coming in the kingdom of God" (Mt 16:28).