John 16:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 16:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 16:18 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 16:18 — KJV
“They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.”
— John 16:18 (KJV)
John 16:18 in Context — About the Book of John
John is the Gospel of belief — written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God and have life in His name. Seven I AM declarations, seven signs, and the Bible's most loved verse all live here, alongside Jesus' longest recorded prayer in chapter 17.
Cross-References for John 16:18
“Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. Zoar: that is, Little”
Shares key themes with John 16:18: therefore, little, cannot
“And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. some: or, a little while”
Shares key themes with John 16:18: therefore, little, while
“Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with John 16:18: therefore, saith, tell
“For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come. it is...: or, in the time that he thresheth her”
Shares key themes with John 16:18: saith, little, while
“Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.”
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