John 14:19 (YLT)

Passage

yet a little, and the world doth no more behold me, and ye behold me, because I live, and ye shall live;

Nearby Context

John 14:17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world is not able to receive, because it doth not behold him, nor know him, and ye know him, because he doth remain with you, and shall be in you.

John 14:18 `I will not leave you bereaved, I come unto you;

John 14:19 yet a little, and the world doth no more behold me, and ye behold me, because I live, and ye shall live;

John 14:20 in that day ye shall know that I <FI>am<Fi> in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you;

John 14:21 he who is having my commands, and is keeping them, that one it is who is loving me, and he who is loving me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "little", "doth", "behold", "live", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "little", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "I will not leave you bereaved I..." into verse 20's "in that day ye shall know that...", so "world" and "little" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "little" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.