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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 16:16-22

John 16:16-22. A little while When I am dead and buried; and ye shall not see me I shall not converse with you on earth, as I have hitherto done; and again For your encouragement and comfort, I assure you it will be but a little while longer, and ye shall see me And that to your much greater comfort and advantage; because I go to the Father When I shall be so mindful of your interest with him, as, ere long, to bring you to an eternal abode with him. Then said some, What is this... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 16:16-33

147. Difficulties ahead for the disciples (John 16:16-33)Within the next twenty-four hours Jesus would be taken from his disciples, but three days later, after his resurrection, they would see him again. Their sorrow would be replaced by joy, just as a woman’s pains before giving birth are replaced by joy after the child is born (John 16:16-22). Jesus’ victory through death and resurrection would give them a confidence in God that they never had before. They would see Jesus Christ as the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 16:16

A little while . See on John 13:33 . shall not see Me . Most of the texts read, "see ( App-133 .) Me no more". see . App-133 :. a. Not the same word as in first clause. because , &c. T Tr. A WI R omit this clause. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 16:16

A little while, and ye behold me no more; and again a little while, and ye shall see me.A little while ... The difference in the verbs "behold" and "see" as associated with the two "little while's" here has occasioned all kinds of exegesis as to what is meant by the second "see." Does it refer to his appearances after the resurrection, or to their "seeing" him in a spiritual sense at Pentecost and afterward, or is the Lord's coming in the second advent indicated? Gaebelein strongly argued for a... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 16:16

John 16:16. A little while, and ye shall not see me:— Our Lord hinted to them, that it was their interest, as well as their duty, to rivet all these things in their memory, because they were his dying words. A few hours would put an end to his life; and though he was to rise again from the dead, he was to remain but a very little while with them upon the earth; for he was soon to ascend into heaven, and be seated at the right hand of God. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 16:16

16-22. A little while, and ye shall not see me; and again a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father—The joy of the world at their not seeing Him seems to show that His removal from them by death was what He meant; and in that case, their joy at again seeing Him points to their transport at His reappearance amongst them on His Resurrection, when they could no longer doubt His identity. At the same time the sorrow of the widowed Church in the absence of her Lord in the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:1-24

7. The clarification of the future 16:1-24Jesus proceeded to review things that He had just told His disciples, but He now gave them more information. Particularly the ministry of the Holy Spirit is the subject of this section of the discourse, though Jesus also clarified other matters about which He had spoken, namely: the new relations arising from His departure.Jesus’ method of teaching in the Upper Room Discourse was not to give a thorough explanation of one subject, then a thorough... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:16

As the following verses show, Jesus was referring here to His imminent departure in death and His return to the disciples shortly after His resurrection. The first "little while" was only a few hours in duration, and the second "little while" was only a few days. Other returns that Jesus had mentioned in this discourse included His return in the person of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and His bodily return at the Rapture. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:16-24

The reappearance of Jesus 16:16-24Jesus next turned the disciples’ attention from the Spirit’s future ministries to His own reappearance. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 16:1-33

The Resurrection and Ascension of Christ Will Prove the Disciples’ Comfort in Time of Persecution1-6. The Persecution of the Apostles predicted. This section repeats many of the ideas of the previous chapter (see John 15:18-24). The reason of the anticipated persecution is ’because they (the persecutors) have not known the Father nor Me’ (John 16:3); i.e. because they have mistaken the character of the service which the Father requires of them. They think that He requires strict observance of... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 16:16-22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 16:16-33

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 16:16

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 16:16

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 16:16

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 16:16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:1-24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:16-24

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 16:1-33

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