Discovery BoxJohn 3:30 
Context3:30 He must become more important while I become less important.” 1
John 14:25
Context14:25 “I have spoken these things while staying 2 with you.
John 16:16
Context16:16 In a little while you 3 will see me no longer; again after a little while, you 4 will see me.” 5
1 sn Some interpreters extend the quotation of John the Baptist’s words through v. 36.
2 tn Or “while remaining” or “while residing.”
3 tn Grk “A little while, and you.”
4 tn Grk “and again a little while, and you.”
5 sn The phrase after a little while, you will see me is sometimes taken to refer to the coming of the Holy Spirit after Jesus departs, but (as at 14:19) it is much more probable that it refers to the postresurrection appearances of Jesus to the disciples. There is no indication in the context that the disciples will see Jesus only with “spiritual” sight, as would be the case if the coming of the Spirit is in view.
