So the Lord Jesus, after speaking to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
John 16:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘In a little while, you will no longer see me; again in a little while, you will see me.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In a little while you will no longer see Me, and again after a short while you will see Me. American Standard Version (1901) A little while, and ye behold me no more; and again a little while, and ye shall see me. Common English Bible Soon you won’t be able to see me; soon after that, you will see me.” Catholic Public Domain Version A little while, and then you will not see me. And again a little while, and you will see me. For I am going to the Father." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A little while, and now you shall not see me; and again a little while, and you shall see me: because I go to the Father. |
So the Lord Jesus, after speaking to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
Jesus answered, ‘The light will be with you only a little longer. Walk while you have the light so that darkness doesn’t overtake you. The one who walks in darkness doesn’t know where he’s going.
Jesus knew that the Father had given everything into his hands, that he had come from God, and that he was going back to God.
Little children, I am with you a little while longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so now I tell you, “Where I am going, you cannot come.”
about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see me;
So you also have sorrow now. But I will see you again. Your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy from you.
I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.’
But now I am going away to him who sent me, and not one of you asks me, “Where are you going? ”
Now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my joy completed in them.
Now, Father, glorify me in your presence with that glory I had with you before the world existed.
Then Jesus said, ‘I am only with you for a short time. Then I’m going to the one who sent me.
After he had suffered, he also presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.
keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.