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John 16:17-18 Belief and Unbelief

17 The Disciples’ Grief Will Turn to Joy
Some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”

18 They kept asking, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand what he is saying.”

Cross References for John 16:17-18

John 16:30 - Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you qu... Click to read the verse John 16:30 Click to read the verse John 16:30

John 13:36 - Simon Peter asked him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied, “Where I am going, you canno... Click to read the verse John 13:36 Click to read the verse John 13:36

Luke 9:45 - But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not gras... Click to read the verse Luke 9:45 Click to read the verse Luke 9:45

Luke 18:34 - The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did no... Click to read the verse Luke 18:34 Click to read the verse Luke 18:34

John 12:16 - At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they rea... Click to read the verse John 12:16 Click to read the verse John 12:16

John 16:5 - The Work of the Holy Spirit “Now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, ‘Where... Click to read the verse John 16:5 Click to read the verse John 16:5

John 16:19 - Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking one anoth... Click to read the verse John 16:19 Click to read the verse John 16:19

John 14:22 - Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and ... Click to read the verse John 14:22 Click to read the verse John 14:22

John 16:1 - “All this I have told you so that you will not go astray. Click to read the verse John 16:1 Click to read the verse John 16:1

Mark 9:32 - But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it. Click to read the verse Mark 9:32 Click to read the verse Mark 9:32

Mark 9:10 - They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what “rising from the dead” meant. Click to read the verse Mark 9:10 Click to read the verse Mark 9:10

John 14:5 - Jesus the Way to the Father Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so ho... Click to read the verse John 14:5 Click to read the verse John 14:5

John 16:16 - “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.” Click to read the verse John 16:16 Click to read the verse John 16:16