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Christ had used much the same expression to the Jews, Joh_7:33,
Yet a little while I am with you; he had spoken the same to his disciples, Joh_13:33; yet it is plain from this verse, that his disciples did not understand him. What need the best of us have of the illuminations of the blessed Spirit, rightly to conceive of and understand spiritual things! These doctrines of his death resurrection, and ascension, and coming to judgment, our Lord had inculcated to his disciples, not only in the two texts aforementioned, but also Joh_8:21 12:33,36 14:2,4,12,28; and in this chapter, Joh_16:5,7.