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John 16:17-20

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.”

19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me’?

20 I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.

Cross References for John 16:17-20

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