John 16:18
They said therefore, "What is this that he says, 'A little while?' We don't know what he is saying."
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Referenced Verses
- Matt 16:9-9 : 9 Don't you yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up? 10 Nor the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up? 11 How is it that you don't perceive that I didn't speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
- Luke 24:25 : 25 He said to them, "Foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
- Heb 5:12 : 12 For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.
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16 A little while, and you will not see me. Again a little while, and you will see me."
17 Some of his disciples therefore said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you will see me;' and, 'Because I go to the Father?'"
- John 16:19-202 verses86%
19 Therefore Jesus perceived that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, "Do you inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you will see me?'
20 Most certainly I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
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33 Little children, I will be with you a little while longer. You will seek me, and as I said to the Jews, 'Where I am going, you can't come,' so now I tell you.
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45 But they didn't understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
- John 16:29-313 verses75%
29 His disciples said to him, "Behold, now you speak plainly, and speak no figures of speech.
30 Now we know that you know all things, and don't need for anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came forth from God."
31 Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe?
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5 Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going. How can we know the way?"
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12 "I have yet many things to tell you, but you can't bear them now.
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6 Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn't understand what he was telling them.
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7 They answered that they didn't know where it was from.
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34 They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they didn't understand the things that were said.
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32 But they didn't understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
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27 They didn't understand that he spoke to them about the Father.
- John 16:3-53 verses73%
3 They will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.
4 But I have told you these things, so that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you about them. I didn't tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.
5 But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'
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21 He asked them, "Don't you understand, yet?"
- John 8:20-223 verses73%
20 Jesus spoke these words in the treasury, as he taught in the temple. Yet no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.
21 Jesus said therefore again to them, "I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sins. Where I go, you can't come."
22 The Jews therefore said, "Will he kill himself, that he says, 'Where I am going, you can't come?'"
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36 What is this word that he said, 'You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come'?"
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15 Peter answered him, "Explain the parable to us."
16 So Jesus said, "Do you also still not understand?
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33 Then Jesus said, "I will be with you a little while longer, then I go to him who sent me.
34 You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come."
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28 Now no man at the table knew why he said this to him.
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35 Jesus therefore said to them, "Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness doesn't overtake you. He who walks in the darkness doesn't know where he is going.
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36 Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "Where I am going, you can't follow now, but you will follow afterwards."
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11 Most certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know, and testify of that which we have seen, and you don't receive our witness.
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25 I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the time is coming when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
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27 They answered Jesus, and said, "We don't know." He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
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7 Jesus answered him, "You don't know what I am doing now, but you will understand later."
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50 They didn't understand the saying which he spoke to them.
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22 The disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom he spoke.
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19 Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also.
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13 He said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
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16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
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21 Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them. Behold, these know the things which I said."
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33 They answered Jesus, "We don't know." Jesus said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things."
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60 Therefore many of his disciples, when they heard this, said, "This is a hard saying! Who can listen to it?"
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62 Then what if you would see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?
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9 Then his disciples asked him, "What does this parable mean?"
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16 They reasoned with one another, saying, "It's because we have no bread."
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29 We know that God has spoken to Moses. But as for this man, we don't know where he comes from."
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21 but how he now sees, we don't know; or who opened his eyes, we don't know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for himself."
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8 The disciples told him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just trying to stone you, and are you going there again?"
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43 Why don't you understand my speech? Because you can't hear my word.