John 16:17-18 ESV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 16:16-22

Our Lord Jesus, for the comfort of his sorrowful disciples, here promises that he would visit them again. I. Observe the intimation he gave them of the comfort he designed them, John 16:16. Here he tells them, 1. That they should now shortly lose the sight of him: A little while, and you that have seen me so long, and still desire to see me, shall not see me; and therefore, if they had any good question to ask him, they must ask quickly, for he was now taking his leave of them. Note, It is... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 16:16-24

16:16-24 "In a little while you will not see me any more; and again in a little while you will see me." Some of his disciples said to each other: "What is the meaning of this that he is saying to us--'In a little while you will not see me, and again in a little while you will see me'? And what does he mean when he says: 'I am going to my Father'? What does he mean when he talks about 'A little'? We do not know what he means." Jesus knew that they wished to ask him their questions, and he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 16:17

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 the Spirit on them, they were attended with a great deal of ignorance; and what through their being overwhelmed at this time with sorrow, and what with their national sentiments they retained about a temporal kingdom, they understood very little of what Christ said to them concerning his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 16:18

They said therefore ,.... One, and all of them; the inquiry became universal; what is this that he saith, a little while ? it seems as if this phrase was the most intricate and perplexing to them; for whatever conceptions they might have of not seeing, and seeing him again, as expressive of his going from them, and returning to them, yet had no notion at all what he should mean by "a little while": and therefore add, we cannot tell what he saith : they knew his words, but not his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 16:18

What is this that he saith - They knew from what he had said that he was to die, but knew not what he meant by their seeing him again in a little time. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:7-33

(9) The promise of the Paraclete . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:16-22

The departure of Jesus, with its experiences of sorrow and joy to the disciples. They were soon to stand in a new relation to Christ. I. THE DEPARTURE AND THE RETURN OF CHRIST . "A little while, and ye shall see me no more: then a little while more, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father? 1. Our " Lord foresees and declares his death as almost at hand . That would for the time sever him from the sight of his disciples. 2. He foresees and declares... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:16-24

(c) The sorrow turned into joy . In these verses he approaches the final farewell, in which the whole body of the disciples are introduced as inwardly or among themselves perturbed by the special difficulty of the words. Before the Spirit can do all this, a separation must be experienced. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:17

Then said (some) of his disciples one to another, not daring to utter it to him, What is this that he saith to us, A little while, and ye behold me not: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? This clause now aggravates their difficulty, whether they associate it with the idea already uttered, or whether they repeat the Lord's word. The program of the future—e.g. form a group of ideas very difficult even for us now to realize or "to know " ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:18

They said, What is this little while whereof he speaketh ? £ ( λέγει ; Vulgate, dicit ). (The R.T. and Westcott and Hort invert the τοῦτο and τί , and thus greatly increase the simplicity of the passage.) What are these two short periods of which he speaks, so full of mysterious significance? We know not what he saith ( λαλεῖ ; Vulgate, loquitur ). We do not apprehend the wonderful interchange of vision and blank darkness—of presence and absence and presence again! read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 16:16-22

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 16:16-24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 16:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 16:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 16:18

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:7-33

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:16-22

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:16-24

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:17

The Pulpit Commentary - John 16:18

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