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Selected Verse: John 13:33 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| Joh 13:33 |
Strong Concordance |
Little children [5040], yet [2089] a little while [3397] I am [1510] with [3326] you [5216]. Ye shall seek [2212] me [3165]: and [2532] as [2531] I said [2036] unto the Jews [2453], [3754] Whither [3699] I [1473] go [5217], ye [5210] cannot [3756] [1410] come [2064]; so [2532] now [737] I say [3004] to you [5213]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Little children--From the height of His own glory He now descends, with sweet pity, to His "little children," all now His own. This term of endearment, nowhere else used in the Gospels, and once only employed by Paul (Gal 4:19), is appropriated by the beloved disciple himself, who no fewer than seven times employs it in his first Epistle.
Ye shall seek me--feel the want of Me.
as I said to the Jews-- (Joh 7:34; Joh 8:21). But oh in what a different sense! |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Little children - An expression of great tenderness, denoting his deep interest in their welfare. As he was about to leave them, he endeavors to mitigate their grief by the most tender expressions of attachment, showing that he felt for them the deep interest in their welfare which a parent feels for his children. The word "children" is often given to Christians as implying:
1. that God is their Father, and that they sustain toward him that endearing relation, Rom 8:14-15.
2. as denoting their need of teaching and guidance, as children need the aid and counsel of a father. See the corresponding term "babes" used in Co1 3:1; Pe1 2:2.
3. It is used, as it is here, as an expression of tenderness and affection. See Gal 4:19; Jo1 2:1, Jo1 2:12, Jo1 2:28; Jo1 3:7, Jo1 3:18; Jo1 4:4; Jo1 5:21.
Yet a little while I am with you - He did not conceal the fact that he was soon to leave them. There is something exceedingly tender in this address. It shows that he loved them to the end; that as their friend and guide, as a man, he felt deeply at the thoughts of parting from them, and leaving them to a cold and unfeeling world. A parting scene at death is always one of tenderness; and it is well when, like this, there is the presence of the Savior to break the agony of the parting pang, and to console us with the words of his grace.
As I said unto the Jews - See Joh 7:34.
So now I say to you - That is, they could not follow him then, Joh 13:36; Joh 14:2. He was about to die and return to God, and for a time they must be willing to be separated from him. But he consoled them Joh 13:36 with the assurance that the separation would be only temporary, and that they should afterward follow him. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Little children (τεκνία)
Diminutive, occurring only here in the Gospel, but repeatedly in the First Epistle. Nowhere else in the New Testament.
Now (ἄρτι)
In Joh 13:31, now is νῦν, which marks the point of time absolutely. Ἄρτι marks the point of time as related to the past or to the future. Thus, "from the days of John the Baptist until now" (ἄρτι, Mat 11:12). "Thinkest thou that I cannot now (ἄρτι) pray to my Father?" though succor has been delayed all along till now (Mat 26:53). Here the word implies that the sorrowful announcement of Jesus' departure from His disciples had been withheld until the present. The time was now come. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Ye cannot come - Not yet; being not yet ripe for it. Joh 7:34. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Little children - Or, rather, beloved children. Τεκνια, a word frequently used by this apostle in his epistles. It is an expression which implies great tenderness and affection, and such as a fond mother uses to her most beloved babes. Now that Judas was gone out, he could use this epithet without any restriction of meaning.
Yet a little while - The end of my life is at hand; Judas is gone to consummate his treason; I have but a few hours to be with you, and you shall be by and by scattered.
Ye shall seek me - For a few days ye shall feel great distress because of my absence.
Whither I go, ye cannot come - Your time is not up. The Jews shall die in their sins, martyrs to their infidelity; but ye shall die in the truth, martyrs for your Lord. |
21 Then [3767] said [2036] Jesus [2424] again [3825] unto them [846], I [1473] go my way [5217], and [2532] ye shall seek [2212] me [3165], and [2532] shall die [599] in [1722] your [5216] sins [266]: whither [3699] I [1473] go [5217], ye [5210] cannot [3756] [1410] come [2064].
34 Ye shall seek [2212] me [3165], and [2532] shall [2147] not [3756] find [2147] me: and [2532] where [3699] I [1473] am [1510], thither ye [5210] cannot [3756] [1410] come [2064].
19 My [3450] little children [5040], of whom [3739] I travail in birth [5605] again [3825] until [891] [3739] Christ [5547] be formed [3445] in [1722] you [5213],
36 Simon [4613] Peter [4074] said [3004] unto him [846], Lord [2962], whither [4226] goest [5217] thou? Jesus [2424] answered [611] him [846], Whither [3699] I go [5217], thou canst [1410] not [3756] follow [190] me [3427] now [3568]; but [1161] thou shalt follow [190] me [3427] afterwards [5305].
2 In [1722] my [3450] Father's [3962] house [3614] are [1526] many [4183] mansions [3438]: if it were not [1490] so, I would have told [302] [2036] you [5213]. I go [4198] to prepare [2090] a place [5117] for you [5213].
36 Simon [4613] Peter [4074] said [3004] unto him [846], Lord [2962], whither [4226] goest [5217] thou? Jesus [2424] answered [611] him [846], Whither [3699] I go [5217], thou canst [1410] not [3756] follow [190] me [3427] now [3568]; but [1161] thou shalt follow [190] me [3427] afterwards [5305].
34 Ye shall seek [2212] me [3165], and [2532] shall [2147] not [3756] find [2147] me: and [2532] where [3699] I [1473] am [1510], thither ye [5210] cannot [3756] [1410] come [2064].
21 Little children [5040], keep [5442] yourselves [1438] from [575] idols [1497]. Amen [281].
4 Ye [5210] are [2075] of [1537] God [2316], little children [5040], and [2532] have overcome [3528] them [846]: because [3754] greater [3187] is he that is [2076] in [1722] you [5213], than [2228] he that is in [1722] the world [2889].
18 My [3450] little children [5040], let us [25] not [3361] love [25] in word [3056], neither [3366] in tongue [1100]; but [235] in deed [2041] and [2532] in truth [225].
7 Little children [5040], let [4105] no man [3367] deceive [4105] you [5209]: he that doeth [4160] righteousness [1343] is [2076] righteous [1342], even as [2531] he [1565] is [2076] righteous [1342].
28 And [2532] now [3568], little children [5040], abide [3306] in [1722] him [846]; that [2443], when [3752] he shall appear [5319], we may have [2192] confidence [3954], and [2532] not [3361] be ashamed [153] before [575] him [846] at [1722] his [846] coming [3952].
12 I write [1125] unto you [5213], little children [5040], because [3754] your sins [266] are forgiven [863] you [5213] for [1223] his [846] name's [3686] sake [1223].
1 My [3450] little children [5040], these things [5023] write I [1125] unto you [5213], that [3363] ye sin [264] not [3363]. And [2532] if [1437] any man [5100] sin [264], we have [2192] an advocate [3875] with [4314] the Father [3962], Jesus [2424] Christ [5547] the righteous [1342]:
19 My [3450] little children [5040], of whom [3739] I travail in birth [5605] again [3825] until [891] [3739] Christ [5547] be formed [3445] in [1722] you [5213],
2 As [5613] newborn [738] babes [1025], desire [1971] the sincere [97] milk [1051] of the word [3050], that [2443] ye may grow [837] thereby [1722] [846]:
1 And [2532] I [1473], brethren [80], could [1410] not [3756] speak [2980] unto you [5213] as [5613] unto spiritual [4152], but [235] as [5613] unto carnal [4559], even as [5613] unto babes [3516] in [1722] Christ [5547].
14 For [1063] as many as [3745] are led [71] by the Spirit [4151] of God [2316], they [3778] are [1526] the sons [5207] of God [2316].
15 For [1063] ye have [2983] not [3756] received [2983] the spirit [4151] of bondage [1397] again [3825] to [1519] fear [5401]; but [235] ye have received [2983] the Spirit [4151] of adoption [5206], whereby [1722] [3739] we cry [2896], Abba [5], Father [3962].
53 [2228] Thinkest thou [1380] that [3754] I cannot [3756] [1410] now [737] pray [3870] to my [3450] Father [3962], and [2532] he shall presently give [3936] me [3427] more [4119] than [2228] twelve [1427] legions [3003] of angels [32]?
12 And [1161] from [575] the days [2250] of John [2491] the Baptist [910] until [2193] now [737] the kingdom [932] of heaven [3772] suffereth violence [971], and [2532] the violent [973] take [726] it [846] by force [726].
31 Therefore [3767], when [3753] he was gone out [1831], Jesus [2424] said [3004], Now [3568] is [1392] the Son [5207] of man [444] glorified [1392], and [2532] God [2316] is glorified [1392] in [1722] him [846].
34 Ye shall seek [2212] me [3165], and [2532] shall [2147] not [3756] find [2147] me: and [2532] where [3699] I [1473] am [1510], thither ye [5210] cannot [3756] [1410] come [2064].