In John 16:19, Jesus directly repeats their question and answers it, showing he knows their confusion.

John 16:16 is the exact saying the disciples are confused about — 'a little while' — providing the immediate context for their question.

In John 16:25, Jesus explains He has been speaking figuratively — clarifying why the disciples are perplexed by His 'little while' statement.

John 16:5 notes that the disciples did not ask where Jesus was going; John 16:17 shows them later wrestling with that very question.

In John 16:30, the disciples claim to understand Jesus' words — contrasting with their earlier confusion in verse 17 and showing a progression.

John 16:1 states Jesus' purpose in speaking — to prevent falling away — while John 16:17 shows the disciples' confusion over those same words.

In John 12:16, the disciples also lacked understanding initially but later remembered after Jesus' glorification, paralleling their confusion here.

In John 7:36, the Jews similarly puzzle over Jesus' cryptic words about seeking and not finding — a parallel confusion about His departure.

In John 13:36, Peter directly asks where Jesus is going — another instance of disciples not grasping His departure, echoing the confusion here.

In John 14:5, Thomas similarly asks about Jesus' destination, showing repeated confusion among the disciples about his departure.

In John 14:22, Judas (not Iscariot) questions Jesus' manifestation plan, another instance of the disciples not grasping his words.

In Mark 9:10, the disciples question what rising from the dead means, echoing their struggle to understand Jesus' predictions.

In Mark 9:32, the disciples did not understand Jesus' saying about death and resurrection and were afraid to ask, similar to their confusion here.

In Luke 9:45, the disciples were unable to understand and afraid to ask, mirroring the same pattern of confusion about Jesus' words.

In Luke 18:34, the disciples understood none of these things, reinforcing the theme of their incomprehension before the resurrection.