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 away to Him who sent Me, and not one of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’

Then Jesus said, “I am only with you for a short time. Then I’m going to the One who sent Me.

Jesus answered, “The light will be with you only a little longer. Walk while you have the light so that darkness doesn’t overtake you. The one who walks in darkness doesn’t know where he’s going.

“Children, I am with you a little while longer. You will look for Me, and just as I told the Jews, ‘Where I am going you cannot come,’ so now I tell you.

“In a little while the world will see Me no longer, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live too.

A little while

In the evening of that first day of the week, the disciples were gathered together with the doors locked because of their fear of the Jews. Then Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!”

After this, Jesus revealed Himself again to His disciples by the Sea of Tiberias.

He revealed Himself in this way:

After He had suffered, He also presented Himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during 40 days and speaking about the kingdom of God.

God raised up this man on the third day and permitted Him to be seen,

and that He appeared to Cephas,
then to the Twelve.

Because

I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”

Jesus knew that the Father had given everything into His hands, that He had come from God, and that He was going back to God.

Now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence
with that glory I had with You
before the world existed.

Then after speaking to them, the Lord Jesus was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God’s throne.