^16:15Everything that the Father has is mine; that is why I said the Spirit⁴¹ will receive from me what is mine⁴² and will tell it to you.⁴³^16:16In a little while you⁴⁴ will see me no longer; again after a little while, you⁴⁵ will see me.”⁴⁶

^16:17Then some of his disciples said to one another, “What is the meaning of what he is saying,⁴⁷ ‘In a little while you⁴⁸ will not see me; again after a little while, you⁴⁹ will see me,’ and, ‘because I am going to the Father’?”⁵⁰

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Footnotes

41 Grk “I said he”; the referent (the Spirit) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
42 The words “what is mine” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
43 Or “will announce it to you.”
44 Grk “A little while, and you.”
45 Grk “and again a little while, and you.”
46 The phrase after a little while, you will see me is sometimes taken to refer to the coming of the Holy Spirit after Jesus departs, but (as at 14:19) it is much more probable that it refers to the postresurrection appearances of Jesus to the disciples. There is no indication in the context that the disciples will see Jesus only with “spiritual” sight, as would be the case if the coming of the Spirit is in view.
47 Grk “What is this that he is saying to us.”
48 Grk “A little while, and you.”
49 Grk “and again a little while, and you.”
50 These fragmentary quotations of Jesus’ statements are from 16:16 and 16:10, and indicate that the disciples heard only part of what Jesus had to say to them on this occasion.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

“A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.” So some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and, ‘because I am going to the Father’?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”

Jesus went on to say, “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.”

At this, some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Everything the Father has is mine. This is why I told you that he takes from what is mine and will declare it to you.

“In a little while, you will no longer see me; again in a little while, you will see me.”

Then some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this he’s telling us: ‘In a little while, you will not see me; again a little while, you will see me,’ and, ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”

NLTNew Living Translation

All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.’

“In a little while you won’t see me anymore. But a little while after that, you will see me again.”

Some of the disciples asked each other, “What does he mean when he says, ‘In a little while you won’t see me, but then you will see me,’ and ‘I am going to the Father’?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Everything that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he takes from what is mine and will proclaim it to you.

“A little while and you will see me no more, and again a little while and you will see me. So 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 ‘Because I am going away to the Father’?”

KJV 1900King James Version

All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. 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.

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?

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