Then he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared!
John 16:18 - New Revised Standard Version They said, “What does he mean by this ‘a little while’? We do not know what he is talking about.” 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 to them, “Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared!
Then some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying to us, ‘A little while, and you will no longer see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”
Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Are you discussing among yourselves what I meant when I said, ‘A little while, and you will no longer see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’?
For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic elements of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food;