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Then Jesus said, "Yet a little while, am I with you, then I go to him who sent me.
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Jesus' Divine Timetable
Commentators explain that Jesus' statement is a declaration of His divine sovereignty. Though officers were sent to arrest Him, He makes it clear that His departure is not up to them. He will leave on His own terms ("I go") and according to His Father's perfect schedule ("a little while"). His life and death are not subject to human plots but are part of God's divine plan.
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John
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Yet a little while am I with you. It will not be long before my death. This is supposed to have been about six months before his death. Th…
Yet a little while (ετ χρονον μικρον). Accusative of extent of time. It was only six months to the last passover of Christ's minis…
19th Century
Anglican
Then said Jesus to them.—It should rather be, Therefore said Jesus. He said this because they sent to take Him. …
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Baptist
And the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him. Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go u…
Jesus’ reply to the action gave a hint of his coming death. The declaration that he would go where he could neither be followed nor found excited t…
16th Century
Protestant
Yet a little while am I with you. Some think that this sermon was addressed to the assembly of the people who were present, and others, th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said Jesus unto them To the officers that were sent to take him, and other unbelieving Jews that were about him:
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The discourses of Jesus convinced many that he was the Messiah, but they did not have the courage to acknowledge it. It is a comfort to those who a…
13th Century
Catholic
After our Lord spoke of the principle of His origin, He then mentions His end, that is, where He would go by dying.
First, the end of Christ…