John 7:33

33 Jesus said, “I am with you for only a short time, and then I am going to the one who sent me.

John 7:33 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
33 Then said Jesus unto them,Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.
English Standard Version (ESV)
33 Jesus then said, "I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me.
New Living Translation (NLT)
33 But Jesus told them, “I will be with you only a little longer. Then I will return to the one who sent me.
The Message Bible (MSG)
33 Jesus rebuffed them: "I am with you only a short time. Then I go on to the One who sent me.
American Standard Version (ASV)
33 Jesus therefore said, Yet a little while am I with you, and I go unto him that sent me.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
33 Jesus said, "I will still be with you for a little while. Then I'll go to the one who sent me.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
33 Then Jesus said, "I am only with you for a short time. Then I'm going to the One who sent Me.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
33 Jesus said, "I am with you for only a short time. Then I will go to the One who sent me.

John 7:33 Meaning and Commentary

John 7:33

Then said Jesus unto them
To the officers that were sent to take him, and other unbelieving Jews that were about him:

yet a little while am I with you;
no longer than till the next passover, which was but about half a year at most: this he might say, partly to quicken the attention of the people to him, to make the best use and improvement of his ministry whilst they had it, since in a little time he would be removed from them; and partly to suggest to the officers that were sent to take him, that they, and their masters, need not have given themselves that trouble, for in a short time he should be gone from them, and till that time he should continue in spite of them.

And [then] I go unto him that sent me;
still confirming his mission from God, expressing his death by going, and as being voluntary, and signifying his glory and happiness after it.

John 7:33 In-Context

31 Still, many in the crowd believed in him. They said, “When the Messiah comes, will he perform more signs than this man?”
32 The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering such things about him. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest him.
33 Jesus said, “I am with you for only a short time, and then I am going to the one who sent me.
34 You will look for me, but you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot come.”
35 The Jews said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we cannot find him? Will he go where our people live scattered among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

Cross References 2

  • 1. John 12:35; John 13:33; John 16:16
  • 2. Jn 16:5,10,17,28
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