John 16:17-19

English Standard Version

¹⁷ So ^(A)some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ^(B)‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and, ^(C)‘because I am going to the Father’?” ¹⁸ So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? ^(D)We do not know what he is talking about.” ^19 (E)Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’?