Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
John 16:18 - King James Version - American Edition They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
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?
Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire 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?
For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.