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16 “A little while, and you no longer are going to see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me.” 17 So some of His disciples said to one another, “What is this that He is telling us, ‘A little while, and you are not going to see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I am going to the Father’?” 18 So they were saying, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.A little while…again a little while (v16) The first reference is plainly to the brief period between the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus, and the second reference is to the resurrection appearances (the “little while” after which the disciples will see Jesus again). The phase is repeated by both Jesus and the disciples (v17-19), recalling four previous instances of “a little while” in John’s Gospel (cf. 7:33; 12:35; 13:33; 14:19).--- Crossway ESV Study Bible notesPRAYERDear Jesus,God incarnate, the resurrected Son of Man,The only way to Father,The non-negotiable Truth, The singular One through whom alone we can receive eternal life and the righteous Judge before whom every knee will bow and every tongue will confess Him as Lord,I praise You.Help the truth of Your death and resurrection permeate deep into my heart - for You are good and gracious and Your mercy towards me is everlasting.In Jesus’ name,Amen