约翰福音 16:18

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

他們又說：“他所說的‘不久’，是甚麼意思呢？我們不曉得他在講甚麼。”

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
门 徒 彼 此 说 ： 他 说 等 不 多 时 到 底 是 甚 麽 意 思 呢 ？ 我 们 不 明 白 他 所 说 的 话 。

Contextual Overview

¹⁶ "After a little while you will not see me, and then after a little while you will see me again." ¹⁷ Some of the followers said to each other, "What does Jesus mean when he says, ‘After a little while you will not see me, and then after a little while you will see me again'? And what does he mean when he says, ‘Because I am going to the Father' ?" ¹⁸ They also asked, "What does he mean by ‘a little while' ? We don't understand what he is saying." ¹⁹ Jesus saw that the followers wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, "Are you asking each other what I meant when I said, ‘After a little while you will not see me, and then after a little while you will see me again'? ²⁰ I tell you the truth, you will cry and be sad, but the world will be happy. You will be sad, but your sadness will become joy. ²¹ When a woman gives birth to a baby, she has pain, because her time has come. But when her baby is born, she forgets the pain, because she is so happy that a child has been born into the world. ²² It is the same with you. Now you are sad, but I will see you again and you will be happy, and no one will take away your joy.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

we: Matthew 16:9-11, Luke 24:25, Hebrews 5:12

Reciprocal: Psalms 73:16 - too painful for me Luke 9:45 - General John 7:36 - manner John 14:22 - how

Gill's Notes on the Bible

They said therefore,.... One, and all of them; the inquiry became universal;

what is this that he saith, a little while? it seems as if this phrase was the most intricate and perplexing to them; for whatever conceptions they might have of not seeing, and seeing him again, as expressive of his going from them, and returning to them, yet had no notion at all what he should mean by "a little while": and therefore add,

we cannot tell what he saith: they knew his words, but not his meaning.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 16:18. What is this that he saith — They knew from what he had said that he was to die, but knew not what he meant by their seeing him again in a little time.