New Testament · SCRIPTURE
John 16:18
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They kept asking, “Why is He saying, ‘a little while’? We do not understand what He is saying.”
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They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
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They said therefore, “What is this that he says, ‘A little while’? We don’t know what he is saying.”
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? We know not what he saith.
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Therefore they were saying, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is saying.”
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
John 16
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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