John 16:18 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

they said then, `What is this he saith -- the little while? we have not known what he saith.`

English ASV

They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? We know not what he saith.

English Amplified

What does He mean by a little while? We do not know or understand what He is talking about.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

What does He mean by a little while? We do not know or understand what He is talking about.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

They kept asking, “Why is He saying, ‘a little while’? We do not understand what He is saying.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They said, “What is this he is saying, ‘A little while’? We don’t know what he’s talking about.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

They said therefore, What is this which he says [of] the little while? We do not know [of] what he speaks.

English EASY 2024

What does he mean when he says, “a short time”? We do not know what he is talking about!’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

They also asked, "What does he mean by 'a short time'? We don't understand what he is saying."

So they were saying, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? We do not know what he is talking about."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

What does this ‘a little while’ mean? We don't know what he is talking about!”

English God's Word - GW 1995

So they were asking each other, "What does he mean when he says, 'In a little while'? We don't understand what he's talking about."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

They said, "What is this He is saying, 'A little while'? We don't know what He's talking about!"

English KJV 1611

They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.

English LSB

So they were saying, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Then they said, “What is this He is telling us: ‘In a little while’? We do not know what He is saying.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

So they were saying, "What is this that He says, 'A little while'? We do not know what He is talking about."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

So they said, "What is this 'little while' (of which he speaks)? We do not know what he means."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So they kept on repeating, “What is the meaning of what he says, ‘In a little while’? We do not understand what he is talking about.”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They kept asking, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? We don't understand what he is saying."

English NIV

They kept asking, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? We don't understand what he is saying."

English NKJ 1982

They said therefore, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is saying.”

English NLT

And what does he mean by 'a little while'? We don't understand."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

They said, "What does he mean by this 'a little while'? We do not know what he is talking about."

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

So they kept on repeating, “What’s the meaning of ‘a little while’? We have no clue what he’s talking about!”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

They said, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We do not know what he means.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

We don't know what he means.“

English Tyndale 1537

They said therefore: what is this that he saith after a while? we cannot tell what he saith.

John 16:18 — Compare Translations