John 16:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. ”

• John 16:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  A little while - His death would occur in a short time. It took place the next day. See John 14:19 . Ye shall not see me - That is, he would be concealed from their view in the tomb. And...

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• John 16:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (6) A (f) little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, (g) because I go to the Father. (6) The grace of the Holy Spirit is a most distinct mirror in which C...

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• John 16:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• John 16:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  A little while . See on John 13:33 . shall not see Me . Most of the texts read, "see (App-133.) Me no more". see . App-133 :. a. Not the same word as in first clause. because , &c.. Tr.....

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• John 16:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  16. A little while, and you do not see me. Christ had often forewarned the apostles of his departure, partly that they might bear it with greater courage, partly that they might desire more...

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• John 16:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. A little while - He had but a few hours to live. And ye shall not see me - I shal...

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• John 16:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  A little while, and ye shall not see me:— Our Lord hinted to them, that it was their interest, as well as their duty, to rivet all these things in their memory, because they were his dying words. A...

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• John 16:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. A little while, and ye shall not see me, х theooreite ( G2334 )] - 'an...

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• John 16:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  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 prev...

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• John 16:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  A little while, and ye shall not see me. — The better reading is, A little while, and ye no longer behold Me. For the sense, comp. Notes on John 14:18-19 . The time here referred to is that betw...

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• John 16:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  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...

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• John 16:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  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 sorro...

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• John 16:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  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 n...

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• John 16:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  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...

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• John 16:16 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  ABSENT AND PRESENT ‘A little while, and ye shall not see Me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see Me.’ John 16:16 In the first part of the sentence our Lord evidently referred to the...

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• John 16:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  A little while and ye shall not see me ,.... Meaning, that he should be quickly taken from them by death. And in a very little time after this, having put up a prayer for them, recorded in the next...

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• John 16:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. Ver. 16. A little while, and ye shall not see me ] This "little" seemed a long...

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• John 16:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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...

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• John 16:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  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 s...

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• John 16:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ's Departure and Return; Sorrow and Joy Foretold.       16 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and...

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• John 16:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  I must die, and so for two or three days you shall not see me; but after that you shall see me again, when I shall be risen from the dead: but because of the last words, because I go to the Father,...

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• John 16:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  “A little while and you see me no more, and again a little while and you will see me.” The meaning of this verse is amplified in the following verses. He is departing from them and in human terms th...

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• John 16:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  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, c...

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• John 16:16 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  John 16:16 Christ Visible to Loving Hearts What Christ here promises is something special and interior; deeper and more intimate; the peculiar gift of those who "keep His commandments." It is a m...

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• John 16:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 16:1 . These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. Or, «made to stumble.» Christ would not have you who are his people caused to stumble by anything that happens to...

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• John 16:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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...

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• John 16:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

  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? Ther...

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• John 16:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION John 16:1-43 (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 hat...

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• John 16:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  A little while, and ye shall not see Me; and again a little while, and ye shall see Me, because I go to the Father.

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• John 16:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  John 12:16 ; John 14:22 ; John 14:5 ; John 16:1 ; John 16:19 ; John 16:5 ; Luke 18:34 ; Luke 9:45 ; Mark 9:10 ; Mark 9:32

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• John 16:16 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Holy Spirit Chapter John 16:1-22 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 disci...

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• John 16:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  A little while and ye shall not see me — When I am buried: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me — When I am risen: because I go to my Father — I die and rise again, in order to ascend to...

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