Misinterpretations often treat this as an exclusive reference to Christ's second coming, overlooking the immediate context of his crucifixion and resurrection within days, or apply it superficially to everyday separations like death of loved ones without Christ's involvement; some dispensational views isolate it from surrounding verses promising joy turning sorrow into enduring gladness through the Holy Spirit, reducing it to vague futurism.
John 16:16
King James Version (1769)
16 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
Jesus assures his disciples that their separation from him will be brief—soon they will not see him due to his death and burial, but after another short while, they will see him again through his resurrection, as he ascends to the Father, highlighting the temporary nature of grief and the impending joy of reunion in his victory over death.