John 7:33

Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.
KJV

εἶπεν οὖν ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἔτι χρόνον μικρὸν μεθ’ ὑμῶν εἰμι καὶ ὑπάγω πρὸς τὸν πέμψαντά με.
Greek NT

Dixit ergo eis Jesus : Adhuc modicum tempus vobiscum sum : et vado ad eum qui me misit.
Vulgate

Jesus therefore said, Yet a little while am I with you, and I go unto him that sent me.
ASV

Jesus therefore said to them: Yet a little while I am with you: and then I go to him that sent me.
Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

εἰμί

eimi

verb · 2461×

καί

kai

conjunction · 8973×

λέγω

lego

verb · 2256×

μετά

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor

SBLGNT: χρόνον μικρὸν | WH/Treg/NIV: χρόνον μικρὸν | RP: μικρὸν χρόνον

χρόνον μικρὸν — SBLGNT
χρόνον μικρὸν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
μικρὸν χρόνον — Robinson-Pierpont

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Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Homilies on Matthew

2. Yet none of these things made them take courage, and this when they were continually hearing about His resurrection. For together with His death this also especially troubled them, to hear that men should mock and scourge Him, and the like. For when they considered His miracles, the possessed persons whom He had delivered, the dead whom He had raised, all the other marvellou…

Homilies on the Gospel of John · 2 passages

1. Deceit is a thing easily detected, and weak, though it be daubed outside with ten thousand colors. For as those who whitewash decayed walls, cannot by the plastering make them sound, so too those who lie are easily found out, as in fact was the case here with the Jews. For when Christ said to them, If I be lifted up I will draw all men unto Me; We have heard, says one of the…

1. We need everywhere works and actions, not a mere show of words. For to say and to promise is easy for any one, but to act is not equally easy. Why have I made these remarks? Because there are many at this time who say that they fear and love God, but in their works show the contrary; but God requires that love which is shown by works. Wherefore He said to the disciples, If y…

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Cross-references

Isa 55:6 — Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
John 12:35 — Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
John 13:33 — 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.
John 13:33 — 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.
John 14:12 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
John 14:19 — Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
John 14:19 — Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
John 16:5 — But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
John 16:5 — But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
John 16:16 — A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
John 16:19 — Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall s
John 17:11 — And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
John 17:13 — And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
John 20:17 — Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
Luke 17:22 — And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
Mark 16:19 — So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.