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They said therefore, "What is this that he says, `A little while?` We don`t know what he is saying."
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Even Disciples Get Confused
Commentators highlight that the disciples, despite spending three years with Jesus, were genuinely baffled by his statements. They couldn't reconcile his talk of leaving ('going to the Father') with his promise of returning after a 'little while.' This serves as a comfort, showing that even Jesus' closest followers struggled to understand, and it's okay for believers today to have questions.
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John
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We know not what he saith (ουκ οιδαμεν τ λαλε). The questions to Jesus cease and the disciples frankly confess to each other their…
19th Century
Anglican
Then some of His disciples said among themselves.—Better: Therefore said... The question arises from what He has said. They step …
Baptist
For he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of min…
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The two problems that vex the disciples are the prediction of disappearance and then reappearance after a short interval, and the concept of “going…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They said therefore One, and all of them; the inquiry became universal;
what is this that he says, a l…
Presbyterian
It is good to consider how near our seasons of grace are to an end, that we may be stirred to make the most of them. But the sorrows of the discipl…
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13th Century
Catholic
Above, our Lord explained one reason for their consolation: his promise of the Holy Spirit. Here he gives the second, which is that they will see h…
