John 13:33
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.
Cross-references
In John 13:36, Peter immediately responds, and Jesus repeats that they cannot follow now but will later.
John 7:33 is nearly identical — Jesus told the Jews the same 'little while' warning, now repeated to the disciples.
John 8:21-24 has the same 'you cannot come' warning to the Jews — for them it's judgment, for disciples a temporary absence.
John 12:36 urges belief while the Light is present — the same brief window Jesus notes in 13:33 before his departure.
John 14:4-6 answers the 'you cannot come' of 13:33 — Jesus reveals He Himself is the way to the Father.
John 14:19 extends the 'little while' of 13:33 — the world won't see Him, but disciples will, because He lives.
John 16:16-22 expands on the 'little while' of 13:33 — sorrow at His departure turns to joy at His return, like childbirth.
John 7:34 is the exact saying Jesus quotes here: 'You will seek me and not find me; where I am you cannot come.'
John 14:2 offers the solution: Jesus goes to prepare a place, contrasting the 'cannot come' with a future promise.
John 16:19 revisits the 'little while' language, explaining the coming absence and reunion more fully.
Matthew 26:11 echoes the limited time with Jesus — 'you do not always have Me' parallels 'a little while longer'.
Mark 2:20 speaks of the bridegroom being taken away — the same period of absence Jesus announces in 13:33.
In Mark 14:7, Jesus similarly says 'you will not always have me,' reinforcing his imminent departure theme.
Luke 5:35 uses the bridegroom metaphor for Jesus being taken away, echoing the same idea of his absence.
Luke 17:22 describes longing to see the Son of Man but not seeing it, parallel to the disciples' future desire for Jesus.