John 16:18
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
KJV
ἔλεγον οὖν· τοῦτο τί ἐστιν ὃ λέγει, τὸ μικρόν; οὐκ οἴδαμεν τί λαλεῖ.
Greek NT
Dicebant ergo : Quid est hoc quod dicit : Modicum ? nescimus quid loquitur.
Vulgate
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? We know not what he saith.
ASV
They said therefore: What is this that he saith, A little while? We know not what he speaketh.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἴδω
eido
verb · 317×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λαλέω
laleo
verb · 298×
μικρός
mikros
adjective · 42×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: Τί ἐστιν τοῦτο | WH/Treg/NIV: Τί ἐστιν τοῦτο | RP: Τοῦτο τί ἐστιν
- Τί ἐστιν τοῦτο — SBLGNT
- Τί ἐστιν τοῦτο — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Τοῦτο τί ἐστιν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: λέγει | WH/Treg: λέγει | NIV/RP: + τὸ
- λέγει — SBLGNT
- λέγει — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles
- + τὸ — Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Luke 24:25 — Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: