John 16:16

John 16:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father.”

Context of John 16:16

14He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you. 15All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you. “A little while, and you will no longer see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me.” 17Some of His disciples then said to one another, “What is this thing He is telling us, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I go to the Father’?” 18So they were saying, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.”

John 16:16 word by word

μικρὸν καὶ οὐκέτι θεωρεῖτέ με, καὶ πάλιν μικρὸν καὶ ὄψεσθέ μεRead the interlinear

• A littleμικρόςmikros mikroteros · smallG3398
• you will noοὐκέτιouketi · not any moreG3765
• seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• Me; and againπάλινpalin · againG3825

Cross-references for John 16:16

• John 16:5“But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’
• John 7:33Therefore Jesus said, “For a little while longer I am with you, then I go to Him who sent Me.
• John 12:35So Jesus said to them, “For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.
• John 13:33Little children, I am with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
• John 14:19After a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; because I live, you will live also.
• John 20:19So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
• John 21:1After these things Jesus manifested Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and He manifested Himself in this way.
• Acts 1:3To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.
• Acts 10:40God raised Him up on the third day and granted that He become visible,
• 1 Corinthians 15:5and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
• John 16:28I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; I am leaving the world again and going to the Father.”
• John 13:3Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come forth from God and was going back to God,
• John 17:5Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.
• Mark 16:19So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
• Hebrews 12:2fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Commentaries on John 16:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16A little while - He had but a few hours to live. And ye shall not see me - I shall be hidden from your view in the grave. Again a little while - In three days after my death: Ye shall see me - I will rise again, and show myself to you. Or, As I am going by my ascension to the Father, in a short time, ye shall see me personally no more; but in a little while I shall pour out my Spirit upon you, and others through your ministry; and ye shall see me…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16A little while - His death would occur in a short time. It took place the next day. See John 14:19. Ye shall not see me - That is, he would be concealed from their view in the tomb. And again a little while - After three days he would rise again and appear to their view. Because I go … - Because it is a part of the plan that I should ascend to God, it is necessary that I should rise from the grave, and then you will see me, and have evidence that I am…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-22Verses 16-22 It is good to consider how near our seasons of grace are to an end, that we may be quickened to improve them. But the sorrows of the disciples would soon be turned into joy; as those of a mother, at the sight of her infant. The Holy Spirit would be their Comforter, and neither men nor devils, neither sufferings in life nor in death, would ever deprive them of their joy. Believers have joy or sorrow, according to their sight of Christ, and the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16Jesus reassured the disciples that his departure (on the cross) would be short and his return (in the resurrection) would be soon. When they saw him again, the disciples would experience overwhelming joy and intimacy with him in the Spirit.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2216-22. 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--The joy of the world at their not seeing Him seems to show that His removal from them by death was what He meant; and in that case, their joy at again seeing Him points to their transport at His reappearance amongst them on His Resurrection, when they could no longer doubt His identity. At the same time the sorrow of the widowed…Read the comment

Topics related to John 16:16

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Desirous
• Reprove
• Sure
• Tribulation
• Atonement
• Comforter
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Holy Spirit
• Jesus Christ
• Johannine Theology

Commentaries on John 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings