John 16:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

John 16:16

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.

A

John 14:19

A little while

1 Corinthians 15:5

Because

Hebrews 12:2

Bible References

A

"But now I am going to Him who sent me; yet none of you is asking me, 'Where are you going?'

Therefore, Jesus said, "I will be with you for a little while longer, then I will go to the Father who sent me.

So, Jesus said to them, "The Light will be among you for only a little while [longer]. Walk around while you [still] have the Light [with you], before darkness surrounds you. For the person who walks around in darkness does not know where he is going.

"I will be with you, [my dear] children, for only a little while [longer]. You people will look for me, but I am now telling you what I told the Jewish authorities, 'You will not be able to go where I will be.'

After a little while [longer] the world will not see me anymore, but you men will see me. Because I [will continue to] live, you will live also.

A little while

So, when it was evening on that day, [which was] the first day of the week [i.e., Sunday] and the doors [of someone's house], where the disciples were gathered, were closed [i.e., probably locked] for fear of the Jewish authorities, Jesus came and stood among them. [Note: Probably Jesus passed through the closed door miraculously]. He said to them, "May there be peace in your hearts."

After these things happened Jesus showed Himself to His disciples again at Lake Tiberias. [Note: This was another name for Lake Galilee]. Here is the way He did it.

Now, following His death on the cross [and resurrection], Jesus appeared alive [to His apostles] for forty days, and demonstrated by many convincing proofs [that He had been raised bodily from the dead]. [During that time] He also spoke to them about the [coming] kingdom of God.

However, God raised Him up the third day and made it possible for Him to appear [following His resurrection],

and He appeared to Cephas [i.e., Peter. See Luke 24:34], and then to the twelve apostles. [See Luke 24:33].

Because

I came from the Father into this world and now I am leaving the world and returning to the Father."

Jesus, who knew that the Father had given Him complete authority, [also] knew that He had come from God and was [about] to return to God.

And now, Father, honor me in your presence with the honor I had with you before the world was [created].

So then, after the Lord Jesus had spoken to them He was taken up to heaven, where He sat down at the right side of God.

We should fix our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and completer of the [or, "our"] faith. [Note: Jesus is here pictured as the one who completely fulfills the life of faith, or who provides us with the ability to live such a life]. [And] because He could look forward to joy, He endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right side of God's throne.