John 16:17 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁷ Then some of Jesus’ disciples said to one another, “What is this He is telling us: ‘After a little while [longer] you will not see me. Then, a little while [later] you will see me again,’ and ‘Because I am going [back] to the Father’?” [See verse 10].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ So some of His disciples questioned among themselves, What does He mean when He tells us, In a little while you will no longer see Me, and again after a short while you will see Me, and, Because I go to My Father?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ 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?

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Some of Jesus’ disciples said to each other, “What does he mean: ‘Soon you won’t see me, and soon after that you will see me’ and ‘Because I’m going to the Father’?

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Then some of his disciples said to one another: "What is this, that he is saying to us: 'A little while, and you will not see me,' and 'Again a little while, and you will see me,' and, 'For I am going to the Father?' "

John 16:17 Cross References

Mark 9:10

So, they kept what He told them to themselves, discussing [only] among themselves what “rising again from the dead” meant.

Mark 9:32

But His disciples did not understand what He meant and were afraid to ask Him.

Luke 18:34

But His disciples did not understand [what He meant by] any of these things, for this message was hidden from them so they did not comprehend what He was saying.

Luke 9:45

But they did not understand what He was talking about, for it was hidden from them, so that they would not understand its meaning. And they were afraid to ask Him about what He had said.

John 12:16

His disciples did not understand these things at first, but after Jesus received splendor [in heaven], then they remembered that these things had been written about Him [in Scripture] and that people had done such things to Him.

John 14:22

[Then] Judas (not the betrayer) [Note: This was the son of James, See Luke 6:16. He is also called Thaddaeus, See Matt. 10:3], said to Jesus, “Lord, what has happened [i.e., to your original plans to be seen by everyone when you came. See Luke 21:27], that you will reveal yourself to us apostles [only] and not to the [whole] world?”

John 14:5

Thomas said to Jesus, “Lord, we do not know where you are going; how could we [possibly] know the way [to get there]?”

John 16:1

[Jesus continued], “I have told you these things so that you men would not fall away [i.e., from the faith].

John 16:16

“After a little while [longer] you will not see me anymore. Then a little while [later] you will see me again.”

John 16:18

So, they [again] said, “What does He mean by saying, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.”

John 16:19

Jesus sensed that the disciples wanted to ask Him a question, so He said to them, “Are you discussing among yourselves my saying ‘After a little while [longer] you will not see me. Then, a little while [later] you will see me again’?

John 16:5

“But now I am going to Him who sent me; yet none of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?’