They kept this word to themselves, discussing among themselves what it is to rise up from the dead.
John 16:17 - Tree of Life Version Then some of His disciples said to one another, “What does He mean by telling us, ‘A little while, and you will no longer see Me; and again in a little while, you will see Me’? And, ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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?' " Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then some of the disciples said one to another: What is this that he saith to us: A little while, and you shall not see me; and again a little while, and you shall see me, and, because I go to the Father? |
They kept this word to themselves, discussing among themselves what it is to rise up from the dead.
But the disciples didn’t understand this statement, and they were afraid to question Him about it.
But they understood none of these things; this message was hidden from them, and they did not understand what He was saying.
But they did not understand this statement; it was yet concealed from them so they could not grasp it. And they were afraid to ask Him about this statement.
His disciples did not understand these things at first. But when Yeshua was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that the crowd had done these things for Him.
Judah (not the one from Kriot) said to Him, “Master, what has happened, that You are about to reveal Yourself to us and not the world?”
Thomas said to Him, “Master, we don’t know where You are going. How can we know the way?”
“I have spoken these things to you so that you may be kept from stumbling.
“A little while, and you will no longer see Me; and again in a little while, you will see Me.”
They kept on saying, “What’s this He’s saying, ‘A little while’? We don’t know what He’s talking about!”
Yeshua knew that they wanted to question Him, so He said to them, “Are you asking each other about this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you will no longer see Me; and again in a little while, you will see Me’?
“But now I am going to the One who sent Me, and not one of you is asking Me, ‘Where are you going?’