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John 16:17

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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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  1. 47 Grk “What is this that he is saying to us.”
  2. 48 Grk “A little while, and you.”
  3. 49 Grk “and again a little while, and you.”
  4. 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.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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)

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

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

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

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

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?