John 16:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 16:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Εἶπον
légō
G3004
to say
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
μαθητῶν
mathētḗs
G3101
disciple
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
ἀλλήλους
allḗlōn
G240
one another
τί
tís
G5101
who
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
ὃ
hós
G3739
who
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
ἡμῖν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
μικρὸν
mikrós
G3398
small
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
θεωρεῖτέ
theōréō
G2334
to behold
με
egṓ
G1473
I
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πάλιν
pálin
G3825
again
μικρὸν
mikrós
G3398
small
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὄψεσθέ
horáō
G3708
to see
με
egṓ
G1473
I
καί
kaí
G2532
and
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ὑπάγω
hypágō
G5217
to depart
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
πατέρα
patḗr
G3962
father
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World English Bible Public Domain
Some of his disciples therefore said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you will see me;' and, 'Because I go to the Father?'"
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little and you do not see me, and again a little and you will see me,’ and, ‘Because I go to the Father’?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).