What does John 16:17 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"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?"
CHAPTER 16 1. Persecutions Predicted. (John 16:1 .) 2. The Comforter and His Demonstration. (John 16:7 .) 3. Sorrow and joy. (John 16:16 .) 4. The Father Himself Loveth You. (John 16:23 .) 5. His...
JOHN 16. There is no break between chs. 15 and 16. Jesus has told them beforehand, so that His death and their suffering may not daunt their faith, as the Baptist was offended by the course of the min...
LITTLE WHILE, AND YE SHALL NOT SEE ME: AGAIN,. LITTLE WHILE, AND YE SHALL SEE ME. On the morrow he would die at the ninth hour; that evening he would be buried, and for "a little while," three days a...
WARNING AND CHALLENGE (John 16:1-4)...
THEN. Therefore. AMONG THEMSELVES. to (Greek. _pros._ App-104.) one another....
_Then … disciples_ Better, _Some of His disciples_ THEREFORE _said_. _among themselves_ Better, as in John 4:33, ONE TO ANOTHER; so also in John 19:24. The Greek for -among themselves" (John 12:19) i...
THE SORROW OF CHRIST’S DEPARTURE TURNED INTO JOY BY HIS RETURN...
Ver 16. A little while, and you shall not see me; and again, a little while, and you shall see me, because I go to the Father. 17. Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that h...
WHAT IS THIS THAT HE SAITH,— There are so many passages in the preceding discourse relating to Christ's goingto the Father, that it is a strange instance of the dulness of the apostles at that time, t...
THE SPIRIT WILL REVEAL LATER MANY THINGS WITHHELD _Text: John 16:12-24_ 12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. 13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come he...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 16:12-22 Below is an Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— 1. The need for the Spirit’s coming, verse 12. 2. The purpose of the Spirit’s coming,...
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...
12 The words of our Lord preserved for us in the four accounts of His life come very far from giving us all that He had to say. They were sadly limited by the incapacity of His hearers. Even His close...
THE RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION OF CHRIST WILL PROVE THE DISCIPLES' COMFORT IN TIME OF PERSECUTION 1-6. The Persecution of the Apostles predicted. This section repeats many of the ideas of the previou...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 16 JESUS CONTINUES TO TEACH ABOUT THE *HOLY SPIRIT 16:1-15 V1 ‘I have told all this to you so that these troubles will n...
THEN SAID SOME OF HIS DISCIPLES AMONG THEMSELVES. — Better, _Therefore said_... The question arises out of what He has said. They draw aside and discuss the matter privately. It is beyond their compre...
XV. _ LAST WORDS._ "A little while, and ye behold Me no more; and again a little while, and ye shall see Me. Some of His disciples therefore said one to another, What is this that He saith unto us, A...
_The sorrow occasioned by Christ's departure turned into joy at His return_....
LOOKING BEYOND PRESENT SORROW John 16:12-24 The disciples were terribly overwrought by the events of the last few days, the reversal of their cherished hopes, and the growing darkness and sorrow of...
Throughout these discourses our Lord was preparing His disciples for all that He saw coming to them. He told them that they would have sorrow resulting from their suffering. Because of this, it was ne...
CHAPTER 23 THE VALEDICTORY SERMON John 14-16. Now that the Passover meal has been enjoyed, and that celebrated Mosaic institution totally eclipsed by bloody Calvary, normally verified and abolished...
“ _Yet a little while, and you see me no more;again, a little while, and you shall see me, because I go to the Father._ 17. _Therefore some of his disciples said among themselves: What does this mean,...
All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shew it unto you. (16) A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see...
In John 15:1-27 our Lord substitutes Himself for Israel, as the plant of God, responsible to bear fruit for Him on earth (not merely for man, as such, openly sinful and lost). He takes the place of th...
In chapter 16 a further step is taken in the revelation of this grace. The Holy Ghost is looked upon as already here below. In this chapter the Lord declares that He has set forth all His instruction...
THEN SAID SOME OF HIS DISCIPLES AMONG THEMSELVES,.... It may be, some of them might better understand the meaning of Christ than others, or they might all be ignorant of it; for before the effusion of...
_A little while_ When I am dead and buried; _and ye shall not see me_ I shall not converse with you on earth, as I have hitherto done; _and again_ For your encouragement and comfort, I assure you it w...
THE COMFORT OF CHRIST'S SECOND ADVENT. The comfort of the short separation:...
All that the Lord spoke on that memorable night was intended for the preparation of His disciples for what would face them in view of His death, resurrection and return to the glory. There would be st...
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...
Christ had used much the same expression to the Jews, 1 THESSALONIANS 7:33, YET A LITTLE WHILE I AM WITH YOU; he had spoken the same to his disciples, 1 THESSALONIANS 13:33; yet it is plain from this...
John 16:17 Then G3767 of G1537 His G846 disciples G3101 said G2036 (G5627) among G4314 themselves G240 What G5101 is G2076 (G5748) this G5124 that G3739 says G3004 (G5719) us G2254 while G3397 and G25...
WARNING AND ASSURANCE FOR THE FUTURE (JOHN 16:16). As the time for them to go to Gethsemane approaches Jesus now begins to prepare them for what is to happen there. They are to recognise that what is...
We have already considered the circumstances under which the two Chapter s upon which we now enter were spoken; and, if we have been correct in the view taken of them, we are not to imagine that the f...
SOME OF THE DISCIPLES (εκ των μαθητων αυτου). Ellipsis of time (some) before εκ as in John 7:40. Jesus seemed to contradict himself, for the disciples took both verbs in the same sense and were sti...
This chapter contains some of the most precious words that the Lord Jesus uttered before he died upon the cross. John 16:1. _These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended._ Or,...
CONTENTS: Warning of persecutions. The promise of the Spirit and His three-fold work. Jesus talks of His death, resurrection and second coming. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, God, disciples. CONCLU...
John 16:1. _These things have I spoken, that ye should not be offended,_ so as to stumble and shrink back from the cause in which you are engaged. Expulsion from the synagogue was to a jew next to dea...
IN A LITTLE WHILE. The next day he would die and be buried. For a little while they would not see him. He would rise from death the third day, and they would see him again for a little while. When he...
_A little while and ye shall not see Me_ CHRIST VISIBLE TO LOVING HEARTS This was a strange saying, and a stranger reason. How should His going away be the pledge of their seeing Him again? There ha...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 16:16 A LITTLE WHILE... AGAIN A LITTLE WHILE. The first reference is plainly to the brief period between the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. The second reference is to the res...
1-33 CHAPTER 16 VER. 1. _These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended._ (1.) Some think that this refers to Matt. xxvi. 31, _All ye shall be offended because of Me this night._...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 16:16. See John 14:19. A LITTLE WHILE.—The last clause omitted by, B, D, L, etc. John 16:17. THEN SAID HIS DISCIPLES, ETC.—They did not, could not, comprehend ye...
EXPOSITION JOHN 16:1 (c) _The bitter issues of the hostility of the world_. JOHN 16:1 THESE THINGS. What things? Primarily the explanation he had given of the opposition and hatred of the world, a...
Shall we turn to John's gospel, chapter 16. Now, these words in the sixteenth chapter have to be understood with the background as Jesus has been in the upper room with His disciples. He has told them...
Hebrews 5:12; Luke 24:25; Matthew 16:9...
Then [ο υ ν]. Rev., correctly, therefore. It is a particle of logical connection, not of time....
THE HOLY SPIRIT CHAPTER John 16:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The sixteenth chapter of John contains a part of our Lord's last message before He went out to Gethsemane and on to the Cross. The disciples wer...