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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×
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 τοῦτοSBLGNT
  • Τί ἐστιν τοῦτοWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • Τοῦτο τί ἐστινRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: λέγει | WH/Treg: λέγει | NIV/RP: + τὸ
  • λέγειSBLGNT
  • λέγειWestcott-Hort, Tregelles
  • + τὸReader'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: