John 16:18

Grief Will Turn to Joy

17Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”18They kept asking, “Why is He saying, ‘a little while’? We do not understand what He is saying.”

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Berean Standard Bible
They kept asking, “Why is He saying, ‘a little while’? We do not understand what He is saying.”
American Standard Version (1901)
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? We know not what he saith.
Bible in Basic English
So they said again and again, What is this he is saying, A little time? His words are not clear to us.
Free Bible Version
They were asking, “What does he mean by ‘in a little while’? We don't know what he's talking about.”
Geneva Bible 1599
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A litle while? we know not what he sayeth.
King James (Authorized) Version
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
One Unity Resource Bible
They said therefore, “What is this that he says, ‘A little while’? We don’t know what he is saying.”
Translation for Translators
We kept asking each other, “What does he mean by saying ‘After a little while’? We do not understand what he is saying.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
Therefore they said, “What is this that he says, 'A short amount of time'? We do not know what he is talking about.”
Noah Webster Bible
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
World English Bible
They said therefore, “What is this that he says, ‘A little while’ ? We don’t know what he is saying.”
Young's Literal Translation
they said then, 'What is this he saith — the little while? we have not known what he saith.'