John 16:19

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Jesus saw that they had a desire to put the question to him, so he said to them, Is this what you are questioning one with another, why I said, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me?

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  • John 2:24-25 : 24 But Jesus did not have faith in them, because he had knowledge of them all. 25 He had no need for any witness about man; for he himself had knowledge of what was in man.
  • John 16:30 : 30 Now we are certain that you have knowledge of all things and have no need for anyone to put questions to you: through this we have faith that you came from God.
  • John 21:17 : 17 He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, am I dear to you? Now Peter was troubled in his heart because he put the question a third time, Am I dear to you? And he said to him, Lord, you have knowledge of all things; you see that you are dear to me. Jesus said to him, Then give my sheep food.
  • Heb 4:13 : 13 And there is nothing made which is not completely clear to him; there is nothing covered, but all things are open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 And I will put her children to death; and all the churches will see that I am he who makes search into the secret thoughts and hearts of men: and I will give to every one of you the reward of your works.
  • John 7:33 : 33 Then Jesus said, I will be with you a little longer and then I go to him who sent me.
  • John 13:33 : 33 My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.
  • John 14:19 : 19 A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living.
  • John 16:16 : 16 After a little time you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me.
  • Ps 139:1-4 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> O Lord, you have knowledge of me, searching out all my secrets. 2 You have knowledge when I am seated and when I get up, you see my thoughts from far away. 3 You keep watch over my steps and my sleep, and have knowledge of all my ways. 4 For there is not a word on my tongue which is not clear to you, O Lord.
  • Matt 6:8 : 8 So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.
  • Matt 9:4 : 4 And Jesus, having knowledge of what was in their minds, said, Why are your thoughts evil?
  • Mark 9:33-34 : 33 And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house, he put the question to them, What were you talking about on the way? 34 But they said nothing: because they had had an argument between themselves on the way, about who was the greatest.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 16:15-18
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    88%

    15 Everything which the Father has is mine: that is why I say, He will take of what is mine and will make it clear to you.

    16 After a little time you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me.

    17 So some of the disciples said one to another, What is this he is saying, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me? and, I am going to the Father?

    18 So they said again and again, What is this he is saying, A little time? His words are not clear to us.

  • John 16:22-26
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    22 So you have sorrow now: but I will see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and no one will take away your joy.

    23 And on that day you will put no questions to me. Truly I say to you, Whatever request you make to the Father, he will give it to you in my name.

    24 Up to now you have made no request in my name: do so, and it will be answered, so that your hearts may be full of joy.

    25 All this I have said to you in veiled language: but the time is coming when I will no longer say things in veiled language but will give you knowledge of the Father clearly.

    26 In that day you will make requests in my name: and I do not say that I will make prayer to the Father for you,

  • John 16:20
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    20 Truly I say to you, You will be weeping and sorrowing, but the world will be glad: you will be sad, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

  • John 14:19-20
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    19 A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living.

    20 At that time it will be clear to you that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I in you.

  • John 13:33
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    33 My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.

  • John 16:3-6
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    77%

    3 They will do these things to you because they have not had knowledge of the Father or of me.

    4 I have said these things to you so that when the time comes, what I have said may come to your mind. I did not say them to you at the first, because then I was still with you.

    5 But now I am going to him who sent me; and not one of you says to me, Where are you going?

    6 But your hearts are full of sorrow because I have said these things.

  • John 16:29-32
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    75%

    29 His disciples said, Now you are talking clearly and not in veiled language.

    30 Now we are certain that you have knowledge of all things and have no need for anyone to put questions to you: through this we have faith that you came from God.

    31 Jesus made answer, Have you faith now?

    32 See, a time is coming, yes, it is now here, when you will go away in all directions, every man to his house, and I will be by myself: but I am not by myself, because the Father is with me.

  • John 7:36
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    36 What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?

  • John 7:33-34
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    33 Then Jesus said, I will be with you a little longer and then I go to him who sent me.

    34 You will be looking for me, and you will not see me: and where I am you may not come.

  • John 6:62
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    62 What then will you say if you see the Son of man going up to where he was before?

  • John 8:21-22
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    21 Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.

    22 So the Jews said, Will he take his life? Is that why he says, Where I go it is not possible for you to come?

  • Luke 17:22
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    22 And he said to his disciples, The time will come when you will have a great desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but you will not see it.

  • John 16:10
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    10 Of righteousness, because I go to the Father and you will see me no more;

  • John 14:28-29
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    28 Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.

    29 And now I have given you word of it before it comes, so that, when it comes, you may have faith.

  • John 14:9
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    9 Jesus said to him, Philip, have I been with you all this time, and still you have no knowledge of me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Why do you say, Let us see the Father?

  • John 13:7
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    7 And Jesus, answering, said to him, What I do is not clear to you now, but it will be clear to you in time to come.

  • John 14:22
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    22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, How is it that you will let yourself be seen clearly by us and not by the world?

  • John 13:36
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    36 Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus said in answer, Where I am going you may not come with me now, but you will come later.

  • John 16:12
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    12 I have still much to say to you, but you are not strong enough for it now.

  • John 12:35
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    35 Jesus said to them, For a little time longer the light will be among you; while you have the light go on walking in it, so that the dark may not overtake you: one walking in the dark has no knowledge of where he is going.

  • John 8:19
    71%

    19 Then they said to him, Where is your Father? Jesus said in answer, You have no knowledge of me or of my Father: if you had knowledge of me you would have knowledge of my Father.

  • John 14:7
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    7 If you had knowledge of me, you would have knowledge of my Father: you have knowledge of him now and have seen him.

  • John 14:4
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    4 And you all have knowledge of where I am going, and of the way to it.

  • Matt 15:16
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    16 And he said, Are you, like them, still without wisdom?

  • Luke 9:45
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    45 But this saying was not clear to them and its sense was kept secret from them so that they were not able to see it: and they had fear of questioning him about it.

  • John 17:13
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    13 And now I come to you; and these things I say in the world so that they may have my joy complete in them.

  • Luke 24:17
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    17 And he said to them, What are you talking about together while you go?

  • Mark 10:36
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    36 And he said to them, What would you have me do for you?

  • John 18:4
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    4 Then Jesus, having knowledge of everything which was coming on him, went forward and said to them, Who are you looking for?

  • John 14:25
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    25 I have said all this to you while I am still with you.

  • John 18:21
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    21 Why are you questioning me? put questions to my hearers about what I have said to them: they have knowledge of what I said.

  • John 11:34
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    34 And said, Where have you put him? They said, Come and see, Lord.

  • John 16:1
    70%

    1 I have said these things to you so that you may not be in doubt.