John 16:16 in context
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John 16:16

[Jesus continues to speak and mentions "a little while." The disciples ask what he means. Most naturally, the statement refers to the time between Jesus' death and resurrection. Jesus would soon die, but also soon rise again. At the same time, there is also a deeper meaning that applies to the waiting period until his return. For an individual Christian, the words also give hope in times of oppression that sorrow will be turned into joy.]
"Soon (a little while) you will no longer see me,
and then you will soon see me again (I will become visible, revealed) [for I am going to the Father]."
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The greek text BETA

Nestle-Aland (NA)

μικρὸν   καὶ   οὐκέτι   θεωρεῖτέ   με,   καὶ   πάλιν   μικρὸν   καὶ   ὄψεσθέ   με  

Textus Receptus (TR)

μικρὸν   καὶ   οὐκέτι   θεωρεῖτέ   με,   καὶ   πάλιν   μικρὸν   καὶ   ὄψεσθέ   με   ὅτι   ἐγὼ   ὑπάγω   πρὸς   τὸν   πατέρα.¶  

Manuscript comments

NA has 11 words, TR has 16 (+5).


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3398
 μικρὸν (mikron)
 A little [while]
Adjective Adjective
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
A-ASN
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3765
 οὐκέτι (oyketi)
 no longer
Adverb Adverb
 ADV
G2334
 θεωρεῖτέ (theoreite)
 you do behold
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
pl. second person plural
V-PAI-2P
G1473
 με, (me,)
 Me;
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. sing. first person accusative singular
P-1AS
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3825
 πάλιν (palin)
 again
Adverb Adverb
 ADV
G3398
 μικρὸν (mikron)
 a little [while]
Adjective Adjective
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
A-ASN
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3708
 ὄψεσθέ (opsesthe)
 you will see
VERB Verb
fut. deponent ind. future middle-deponent indicative
pl. second person plural
V-FDI-2P
G1473
 με (me)
 Me.”
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. sing. first person accusative singular
P-1AS

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