John 16:18
Modern Translations
New International Version
They kept asking, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? We don't understand what he is saying."

New Living Translation
And what does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand.”

English Standard Version
So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We do not know what he is talking about.”

Berean Study Bible
They kept asking, “Why is He saying, ‘a little while’? We do not understand what He is saying.”

New American Standard Bible
So they were saying, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.

NASB 1995
So they were saying, "What is this that He says, 'A little while '? We do not know what He is talking about."

NASB 1977
And so they were saying, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.”

Amplified Bible
So they were saying, “What does He mean when He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.”

Christian Standard Bible
They said, “What is this he is saying, ‘In a little while’? We don’t know what he’s talking about.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They said, "What is this He is saying, 'A little while? We don't know what He's talking about!"

Contemporary English Version
What is this 'little while' that he is talking about? We don't know what he means."

Good News Translation
What does this 'a little while' mean? We don't know what he is talking about!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So they were asking each other, "What does he mean when he says, 'In a little while'? We don't understand what he's talking about."

International Standard Version
They kept saying, "What is this 'in a little while' that he keeps talking about? We don't know what he means."

NET Bible
So they kept on repeating, "What is the meaning of what he says, 'In a little while'? We do not understand what he is talking about."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.

New King James Version
They said therefore, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is saying.”

King James 2000 Bible
They said therefore, What is this that he said, A little while? we cannot tell what he said.

New Heart English Bible
They said therefore, "What is this that he says, 'A little while?' We do not know what he is saying."

World English Bible
They said therefore, "What is this that he says, 'A little while?' We don't know what he is saying."

American King James Version
They said therefore, What is this that he said, A little while? we cannot tell what he said.

American Standard Version
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? We know not what he saith.

A Faithful Version
Therefore they said, "What is this that He is saying, the 'little while'? We do not understand what He is saying."

Darby Bible Translation
They said therefore, What is this which he says [of] the little while? We do not know [of] what he speaks.

English Revised Version
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? We know not what he saith.

Webster's Bible Translation
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A litle while? we know not what he sayeth.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
They sayde therefore: What is this that he saith, after a whyle? we can not tell what he saith.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Then sayde they: What is this, that he sayeth: After a litle whyle? We can not tell what he sayeth.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
They sayd therfore: what is this that he sayth after a whyle? we canot tell what he sayth.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
They said then, “What is this He says—the little while? We have not known what He says.”

Berean Literal Bible
Therefore they were saying, "What is this that He says, 'a little while'? We do not know what He is saying."

Young's Literal Translation
they said then, 'What is this he saith -- the little while? we have not known what he saith.'

Smith's Literal Translation
Then said they, What is this which he says, A little we know not what he says.

Literal Emphasis Translation
They said therefore, What is this that He says, A little while? We do not know what He is saying.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
They said therefore: What is this that he saith, A little while? we know not what he speaketh.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they said: “What is this, that he is saying, ‘A little while?’ We do not understand what he is saying.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they were saying, “What is this, 'A little while', that he says? We do know not what he is uttering.”

Lamsa Bible
And they said, What is this that he said, A little while? We cannot understand what he talks about.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Therefore they said: "What is this that he says, The little while? We know not what he says.

Godbey New Testament
Then they were speaking, What is this, Little while, of which He speaks? and we know not what He is talking about.

Haweis New Testament
They said therefore, What is this which he saith, This little while? we know not what he means.

Mace New Testament
for, said they, we cannot comprehend the meaning of that expression, "within a little while?"

Weymouth New Testament
So they asked one another repeatedly, "What can that 'little while' mean which He speaks of? We do not understand His words."

Worrell New Testament
They said, therefore, "What is this that He saith, 'A little while?'?we know not what He saith!"

Worsley New Testament
they said therefore, What is this little while that He speaks of? we do not understand what He means.
















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