BibliographyNicoll, William R. "Commentary on John 16:16". He vanished from sight that He might be present in a sacrament; and in order to connect His visible presence with His presence invisible, He for one instant manifested Himself to their open eyes—manifested Himself, if I may so speak, while He passed from His hiding-place of sight without knowledge, to that of knowledge without sight. ‘A little while, and ye shall not see Me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see Me.’. This fact alone, in our opinion, decides that it is his corporeal return at the resurrection, and not merely a spiritual presence, that the Lord here intends. Moreover, the ὄψομαι ὑμᾶς in ver. An error occurred while marking the devotional as read. "He hath heard of Me by the hearing of the ear, but now his eye shall see Me.". Christ is really with us now, whatever be the mode of it. It is true, Ye shall not see me - That is, he would be concealed from their view in the tomb. We know how much is said in Scripture about the awfulness and graciousness of a day of the Lord, which seems to be some special time of visitation, grace, judgment, restoration, righteousness and glory. The interval between His death and His resurrection was the "little while" during which He was no longer seen by the disciples on earth; and His return from the grave and His lingering among them before He ascended was the "little while" during which they again saw Him. The words are here absolutely indispensable; for they alone give the Lord's saying its character of inexplicable mystery: the mere "A little while, and ye shall not see Me; and again a little while, and ye shall see Me," they would have been able to interpret, even as they had not failed to understand, according to ver. Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural. The connection with what precedes is made plain by ver. As, one by one, they love Him, He loves them and shows Himself to them. [And ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.] That it is the wretched disposition of the world to rejoice in the absence and want of Christ out of the world. xxvii., p. 248; J. Keble, Sermons from Ascension Day to Trinity, p. 335. The brief period now till Christ‘s death as in John 7:33; John 13:33; John 14:19. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/scn/john-16.html. That nothing is the cause of so much sorrow and sadness to sincere disciples, as Christ's absence and removal from them: such is their estimation of the worth of him, so great is the apprehension of the want of him, that there is no loss comparable to his absence and removal from them: ye shall weep and lament at my departure, though the world will rejoice. What we are taught by Paul is indeed true, that believers, so long as they remain on earth, are absent from the Lord, because they walk, by faith, and not by sight, And again, a little while, and ye shall see me.—The time here referred to is the interval between His death and the Day of Pentecost. chap. Sorry, you don't have permission to view that book. "Commentary on John 16:16". that by the first little while, may be understood, the short time till Christ's ascension, and by the latter little while, the short time that the apostles were to live in this world; after which they should see, and enjoy Christ for ever in the kingdom of heaven. (S) 28 I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”(T), 29 Then Jesus’ disciples said, “Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech. BibliographyBurkitt, William. John Trapp Complete Commentary. A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. I. A new era was to commence, or what is called in Scripture "a day of the Lord."

It is, generally, never used elsewhere save to express an actual personal beholding, πρόσωπον πρὸς πρόσωπον, face to face, 1 Corinthians 13:12 : comp. But their genuineness is vouched for by their recurrence in ver. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/sbc/john-16.html.

back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand. John 16:16-33.—A. 22 corresponds to the ὄψεσθέ με in our present passage. 22 , the very similar declaration of Christ in ch. 32 “A time is coming(X) and in fact has come when you will be scattered,(Y) each to your own home. DD. Ye shall see (ὄψεσθε) A different verb for seeing is used here. It took place the next day. 1909-1922. "John Lightfoot Commentary on the Gospels".

"Commentary on John 16:16". But He veils it in intentional mystery, in order that the difficulty which it presented to the understanding of the disciples might give opportunity for further explanation.

Learn hence, 1. omit these words at this place. W. McGarvey and Philip Y. Pendleton. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/egt/john-16.html. John 13:3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God; John 17:5,13 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was…, And again, a little while, and ye shall see me.--The time here referred to is the interval between His death and the Day of Pentecost.

BibliographyPoole, Matthew, "Commentary on John 16:16". First published online in 1996 at The Restoration Movement Pages. There was an error while trying to create your account. First, he says that he will very soon be taken from them, that, when they are deprived of his presence, on which alone they relied, they may continue to be firm.

We ought to depend less than we are accustomed to do on the supports of earthly and bodily companionship.—These we know are very real, very blessed, and often very full of comfort and joy. Mark the difference between this and the more general word ὄψεσθε. St. Augustine gives another interpretation, (tract. How often had this plain doctrine of Christ's departure to the Father been preached to the disciples by Christ's own mouth! If in one sense it is true that Christ left this world at His Ascension, in another sense it is equally true that He did not leave the world at all, Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament, A little while and ye shall not see me, because I go to the Father, What is it that he saith? A little while, and you shall not see me: and again, a little while, and you shall see me, because I go to the Father. His disciples, not understanding what he meant, but labouring under the prejudices of their national errors, concerning the temporal kingdom of the Messias, knew not what to make of those words. it is. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tfg/john-16.html. When the sun is eclipsed, foolish people think it will never recover light, but wise men know it will; and at such a time, though the earth lack the light of the sun, yet not the influence thereof; so neither are the saints at any time without the power, heat, and vigorous influence of God’s grace, when the light and comfort of it is confined. "Commentary on John 16:16". (365)— ὅτι, because) This is the cause both of their not beholding ( θεωρεῖτε), and after a little while again seeing (i.e. It was inevitable that it should be so. So far all is clear. But can we limit it in that way? And this wonderful discipline of the soul began in earnest, as the law of our regeneration, when our Lord withdrew Himself into His ascended glory, and the invisible and incomprehensible Spirit came forth to be the second Comforter.

I. But the resurrection necessarily involved His appearance to His disciples; only through it would the death and resurrection produce their fruits. Properly, to stare at, i.e.

A little while and ye shall not see me — When I am buried: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me - When I am risen: because I go to my Father - I die and rise again, in order to ascend to my Father. Next, he promises what will, compensate them for his absence, and he even testifies that he will quickly be restored to them, after he has been removed, but in another manner, that is, by the presence of the Holy Spirit. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Go to, "A little while, and you will no longer see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me. iv., p. 105.

Thus the grace of the Spirit is a mirror, in which Christ wishes to be seen by us, according to the words of Paul, Though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet we know him no more; if any man be in Christ, let him be a new creature, Meaning, that he should be quickly taken from them by death. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/fam/john-16.html.

1879-90. BibliographySchaff, Philip. Not the same word as in first clause. (U) 30 Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/rwp/john-16.html. This makes us believe(V) that you came from God.”(W), 31 “Do you now believe?” Jesus replied. The sending of the Holy Ghost had His going to the Father, His death and His resurrection, for its condition. Note, 1. because, &c. T Tr. Note that in this clause the verb (“see”) is different from that in the preceding clause (“behold”). Θεωρέω denotes deliberate contemplation conjoined with mental or spiritual interest. What do we mean by saying at the end our prayers, ‘Through Jesus Christ,’ unless we see Him? Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge). They lacked as yet the power to apprehend and rely upon inward and spiritual help. 1870. 101.)

I must die, and so for two or three days you shall not see me; but after that you shall see me again, when I shall be risen from the dead: but because of the last words. “A little while and you see me no more, and again a little while and you will see me.”. John 16:16 Parallel. For the sense, comp. What are its effects? 2012. John 14:19. 16.A little while, and you do not see me. Other returns that Jesus had mentioned in this discourse included His return in the person of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and His bodily return at the Rapture. Notes on John 14:18-19. 1914. 1840-57. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you. An error occurred while accessing favorites. BibliographyTorrey, R. A. Me no more". That the vision is to be understood of our Lord's presence in the person of the Paraclete (John 14:18-19), is confirmed by John 16:23. M. Neale, Sermons for the Christian Year, vol. And so what follows agrees well enough with this sense of the 16. And to say that God hath cast you off, because he hath hid his face from you, Isaiah 54:7-8, is (saith Mr T. Goodwin) a fallacy fetched out of the devil’s topics. And their joy was to remain that which no one could take from them; it was to last for ever. (Comp. He who was thus going to the Father could not be holden by the bands of death. John 16:16. "Commentary on John 16:16". 10 , and attached it arbitrarily to clauses with which it originally had no connection, and that they thus even wilfully aggravated the difficulty of the passage, is in the highest degree improbable. The Spiritual Presence of Christ in the Church. genuine (but see the critical notes), it would assign the reason for the promise ὄψεσθέ ΄ε, since the seeing again here intended is conditioned by the departure to the Father (John 16:7). We read the fullest and most detailed biographies and imagine the most vivid picture of the subject; but what is all biography to one meeting? Most of the texts read, "see (App-133.)

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