Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
What does he mean by 'In a little while'?" they said; "we do not know what he is speaking about."
New American Standard Bible
So they were saying, “What is this that He says,
King James Version
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
Holman Bible
They said, “What is this He is saying,
International Standard Version
They kept saying, "What is this "in a little while' that he keeps talking about? We don't know what he means."
A Conservative Version
They said therefore What is this that he says, A little while? We know not what he says.
American Standard Version
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? We know not what he saith.
Amplified
So they were saying, “What does He mean when He says,
An Understandable Version
So, they [again] said, "What does He mean by saying, 'A little while'? We do not know what He is talking about."
Anderson New Testament
Therefore they said: "What is this that he says, The little while? We know not what he says.
Bible in Basic English
So they said again and again, What is this he is saying, A little time? His words are not clear to us.
Common New Testament
They said, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? We do not know what he is saying."
Daniel Mace New Testament
for, said they, we cannot comprehend the meaning of that expression, "within a little while?"
Darby Translation
They said therefore, What is this which he says of the little while? We do not know of what he speaks.
Godbey New Testament
Then they were speaking, What is this, Little while, of which He speaks? and we know not what He is talking about.
Goodspeed New Testament
So they kept saying "What does he mean by 'In a little while'? We do not know what he is talking about."
John Wesley New Testament
They said therefore, What is this little while that he speaketh of? We understand not what he saith.
Julia Smith Translation
Then said they, What is this which he says, A little we know not what he says.
King James 2000
They said therefore, What is this that he said, A little while? we cannot tell what he said.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So they kept on saying, "What is this that he is saying, 'A little [while]'? We do not understand what he is speaking about!"
Modern King James verseion
Therefore they said, What is this that He says, A little while? We do not know what He is saying.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They said therefore, "What is this that he saith, 'After a while?' We cannot tell what he saith."
Moffatt New Testament
They said, "What is the meaning of 'In a little'? We do not understand what he is saying."
Montgomery New Testament
So they kept asking. "What does that 'little while' mean of which he speaks? We do not know what he is talking about."
NET Bible
So they kept on repeating, "What is the meaning of what he says, 'In a little while'? We do not understand what he is talking about."
New Heart English Bible
They said therefore, "What is this that he says, 'A little while?' We do not know what he is saying."
Noyes New Testament
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? We do not know what he is speaking of.
Sawyer New Testament
They said therefore, What is this that he says, The little while? We do not know what he says.
The Emphasized Bible
They were saying, therefore - What is this which he saith: - A little while? We know not what he is saying.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
They said therefore, What is this which he saith, This little while? we know not what he means.
Webster
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
Weymouth New Testament
So they asked one another repeatedly, "What can that 'little while' mean which He speaks of? We do not understand His words."
Williams New Testament
So they kept saying, "What does He mean by saying, 'a little while'? We do not know what He is talking about."
World English Bible
They said therefore, "What is this that he says, 'A little while?' We don't know what he is saying."
Worrell New Testament
They said, therefore, "What is this that He saith, 'A little while?'??e know not what He saith!"
Worsley New Testament
they said therefore, What is this little while that He speaks of? we do not understand what He means.
Youngs Literal Translation
they said then, 'What is this he saith -- the little while? we have not known what he saith.'
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Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 16:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Predicts His Return To The Disciples
17 At this some of his disciples said to one another: "What does he mean by saying to us 'In a little while you will not see me, and then in a little while you will see me indeed'; and by saying 'Because I am going to the Father'? 18 What does he mean by 'In a little while'?" they said; "we do not know what he is speaking about." 19 Jesus saw that they were wanting to ask him a question, and said: "Are you trying to find out from one another what I meant by saying 'In a little while you will not see me; and then in a little while you will see me indeed'?
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Cross References
Matthew 16:9-11
Do not you yet see, nor remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took away?
Luke 24:25
Then Jesus said to them: "O foolish men, slow to accept all that the Prophets have said!
Hebrews 5:12
For whereas, considering the time that has elapsed, you ought to be teaching others, you still need some one to teach you the very alphabet of the Divine Revelation, and need again to be fed with 'milk' instead of with 'solid food.'