John

John 16:17

¹⁷Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
of	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
disciples	μαθητῶν	mathētōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil
asked	Εἶπαν	Eipan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
one another	ἀλλήλους	allēlous	Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G240 one another
Why	Τί	Ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
He telling	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
us	ἡμῖν	hēmin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
In a little	Μικρὸν	Mikron	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3398 little, small
you will not see	θεωρεῖτέ	theōreite	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2334 I behold, look at, experience
Me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
then	πάλιν	palin	Adverb	G3825 again, further, on the other hand
after a little	μικρὸν	mikron	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3398 little, small
you will see	ὄψεσθέ	opsesthe	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
Me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
and	καί	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Because	Ὅτι	Hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
I am going	ὑπάγω	hypagō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G5217 I go away, depart
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Father	Πατέρα	Patera	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor

Cross-references

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John 16:16 · John 16:5 · Mark 9:32 · John 16:19 · John 14:5 · John 12:16 · Luke 18:34 · Mark 9:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.