But ye behold me (υμεις δε θεωρειτε με). Emphatic position of υμεις (ye) in contrast to the blind, unseeing world. Cf. 13:33; 16:1…

A little while. This was the day before his death.

Seeth me no more. No more until the day of judgment. The men of the wor…

Yet a little while.—Compare to John 13:33; John 16:16.

But you see me—that is…

And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the wo…

St. Augustine of Hippo: So that no one would think that because our Lord was about to give the Holy Spirit, He would therefore n…

Jesus’ allusion to a return may refer to his reappearances after the Resurrection (chs. 20–21). But he did not remain visible for long, nor were th…

Yet a little while. He continues the commendation of special grace, which should have been sufficient for alleviating, and even for removi…

Yet a little while, and the world sees me no more
The men of the world now see me with their bodily eyes, which is a…

Christ promises that he would continue his care for his disciples. I will not leave you orphans, or fatherless, for though I leave you, yet I l…

1. Above, our Lord promised that the Holy Spirit would be our Comforter. But because the apostles had not risen very high in their knowledge…