SEV Biblia, Chapter 16:16
¶ An un poquito, y no me veris despus ; y otra vez un poquito, y me veris; porque yo voy al Padre.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 16:16
Verse 16. A little while] He had but a few hours to live. And ye shall not see me] I shall be hidden from your view in the grave.
Again a little while] In three days after my death: Ye shall see me] I will rise again, and show myself to you. Or, As I am going by my ascension to the Father, in a short time, ye shall see me personally no more; but in a little while I shall pour out my Spirit upon you, and others through your ministry; and ye shall see me virtually in the great and wonderful work which shall then take place in the hearts and lives of men.
This may also refer to his coming again to destroy the Jewish state, and also to judge the world; but how can this latter be said to be in a little while? Because a thousand years are but as a day in the sight of God: Psa. xc. 4.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 16. A little while and ye shall not see me , etc.] Meaning, that he should be quickly taken from them by death. And in a very little time after this, having put up a prayer for them, recorded in the next chapter, he went into the garden, where he was met by Judas with his band of men, who laid hold on him, bound him, and led him first to Annas, then to Caiaphas, and from him to Pilate, when all the disciples forsook him and fled, and saw him no more in this mortal state, except Peter and John. He took his trial, was soon condemned, and crucified, and laid in the dark tomb, and silent grave, where, for a while, he was out of sight. And again, a little while and ye shall see me ; referring either to his rising again the third day from his death, as was prophesied of, ( Hosea 6:2); and was typified by Jonahs lying three days and three nights in the whales belly, when he appeared to, and was seen by his disciples, to their great joy; or else to the short time in which he was to be, and was seen by them; namely, forty days between his resurrection and ascension; a longer stay it was not necessary he should make, for he had other work to do, for himself and them: because I go to the Father ; to give an account of the work he had finished on earth; to carry in his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice; to present himself to his Father on behalf of his people; to appear in the presence of God for them; to be their advocate, plead their cause, and make intercession for them, and take possession of heaven in their name; to take his place at the right hand of God in their nature; to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 16-22 - It is good to consider how near our seasons of grace are to an end that we may be quickened to improve them. But the sorrows of the disciples would soon be turned into joy; as those of a mother, at the sight of her infant. The Holy Spirit would be their Comforter, an neither men nor devils, neither sufferings in life nor in death, woul ever deprive them of their joy. Believers have joy or sorrow, accordin to their sight of Christ, and the tokens of his presence. Sorrow i coming on the ungodly, which nothing can lessen; the believer is a heir to joy which no one can take away. Where now is the joy of the murderers of our Lord, and the sorrow of his friends?
Greek Textus Receptus
μικρον 3397 A-ASN και 2532 CONJ ου 3756 PRT-N θεωρειτε 2334 5719 V-PAI-2P με 3165 P-1AS και 2532 CONJ παλιν 3825 ADV μικρον 3397 A-ASN και 2532 CONJ οψεσθε 3700 5695 V-FDI-2P με 3165 P-1AS οτι 3754 CONJ εγω 1473 P-1NS υπαγω 5217 5719 V-PAI-1S προς 4314 PREP τον 3588 T-ASM πατερα 3962 N-ASM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
16. Ye shall not see (ou qewreite). The present tense: "ye behold me no more." So Rev.Ye shall see (oyesqe). A different verb for seeing is used here. For the distinction, see on i. 18. Qewrew emphasizes the act of vision, oJraw, the result. Qewrew denotes deliberate contemplation conjoined with mental or spiritual interest. "The vision of wondering contemplation, in which they observed little by little the outward manifestation of the Lord, was changed and transfigured into sight, in which they seized at once, intuitively, all that Christ was. As long as His earthly presence was the object on which their eyes were fixed, their view was necessarily imperfect. His glorified presence showed Him in His true nature" (Westcott).
Because I go unto the Father. The best texts omit.
