John 13:33 “Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will lo…”

John 13:33

Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.

World English Bible

Little children, I will be with you a little while longer. You will seek me, and as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you can’t come,’ so now I tell you.

American Standard Version

Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say unto you.

Geneva Bible 1599

Litle children, yet a litle while am I with you: ye shall seeke me, but as I sayde vnto the Iewes, Whither I goe, can ye not come: also to you say I nowe,

Darby Translation

Children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me; and, as I said to the Jews, Where I go ye cannot come, I say to you also now.

Young's Literal Translation

'Little children, yet a little am I with you; ye will seek me, and, according as I said to the Jews — Whither I go away, ye are not able to come, to you also I do say [it] now.

Bible in Basic English

My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.

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Cross references

“Little”

1 John 2:1 Galatians 4:19 1 John 4:4 1 John 5:21

1 John 2:1 · BSB

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

Galatians 4:19 · BSB

My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,

1 John 4:4 · BSB

You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

1 John 5:21 · BSB

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

“yet”

John 16:16–22 John 14:19 John 12:35 John 12:36

John 16:16–22 · BSB

In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me. ”

John 14:19 · BSB

In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.

John 12:35 · BSB

Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

John 12:36 · BSB

While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.

“Ye”

John 8:21–24 John 14:4–6 John 7:33

John 8:21–24 · BSB

Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”

John 14:4–6 · BSB

You know the way to the place where I am going. ”

John 7:33 · BSB

So Jesus said, “I am with you only a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

32If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once.

34A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.

Read John 13