John 16:5
But I told you not these things from the beginning, because I was with you. And now I go to him that sent me, and none of you asketh me: Whither goest thou?
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
6But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
Cross References
John 6:62But Jesus, knowing in himself, that his disciples murmured at this, said to them: Doth this scandalize you?
John 13:3Knowing that the Father had given him all things into his hands, and that he came from God, and goeth to God;
John 14:4And whither I go you know, and the way you know.
John 16:10And of justice: because I go to the Father; and you shall see me no longer.
John 16:28I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again I leave the world, and I go to the Father.
John 17:13And now I come to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy filled in themselves.
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 →