John 16:5

But now I am going to him who sent me; and not one of you says to me, Where are you going?

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

In Context

4I have said these things to you so that when the time comes, what I have said may come to your mind. I did not say them to you at the first, because then I was still with you.

6But your hearts are full of sorrow because I have said these things.

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Cross References

John 6:62What then will you say if you see the Son of man going up to where he was before?

John 13:3Jesus, being conscious that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he came from God and was going to God,

John 14:4And you all have knowledge of where I am going, and of the way to it.

John 16:10Of righteousness, because I go to the Father and you will see me no more;

John 16:28I came out from the Father and have come into the world: again, I go away from the world and go to the Father.

John 17:13And now I come to you; and these things I say in the world so that they may have my joy complete in them.

Matthew Henry on John 16:2-7

Persecution Foretold; The Expediency of Christ's Departure. 1 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. 2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. 3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning,… Read the whole commentary →

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