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John 16:18
So they said again and again, What is this he is saying, A little time? His words are not clear to us.
John 16:18 · Bible in Basic English
John 16:18 in other translations
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
They kept asking, “Why is He saying, ‘a little while’? We do not understand what He is saying.”
They said therefore, “What is this that he says, ‘A little while’? We don’t know what he is saying.”
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In context
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.
19 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?
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.
21 When a woman is about to give birth she has sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she has given birth to the child, the pain is put out of her mind by the joy that a man has come into the world.
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