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John 16:18
John 16:18 is verse 18 of John chapter 16, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
They kept asking, “Why is He saying, ‘a little while’? We do not understand what He is saying.”
King James Version
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
World English Bible
They said therefore, “What is this that he says, ‘A little while’ ? We don’t know what he is saying.”
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John 16:16–20 · Berean Standard Bible
16 In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.”
17 Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”
18 They kept asking, “Why is He saying, ‘a little while’? We do not understand what He is saying.”
19 Aware that they wanted to question Him, Jesus said to them, “Are you asking one another why I said, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’?
20 Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Matthew 16:9Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
Matthew 16:10Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
Matthew 16:11How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
Luke 24:25Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
Hebrews 5:12Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!