And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
John 16:18 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? We know not what he saith. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition What does He mean by a little while? We do not know or understand what He is talking about. American Standard Version (1901) They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? We know not what he saith. Common English Bible What does he mean by ‘soon’? We don’t understand what he’s talking about.” Catholic Public Domain Version And they said: "What is this, that he is saying, 'A little while?' We do not understand what he is saying." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They said therefore: What is this that he saith, A little while? we know not what he speaketh. |
And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
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?
Jesus perceived that they were desirous to ask him, and he said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, A little while, and ye behold me not, and again a little while, and ye shall see me?
For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food.