John 16:28
I am come out from the Father, and came into the worlde: againe I leaue the worlde, and goe to the Father.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
29His disciples saide vnto him, Loe, nowe speakest thou plainely, and thou speakest no parable.
Cross References
Luke 24:51And it came to passe, that as he blessed them, he departed from them, and was caried vp into heauen.
John 13:1Nowe before the feast of the Passeouer, when Iesus knewe that his houre was come, that he should depart out of this world vnto the Father, forasmuch as he loued his owne which were in the world, vnto the end he loued them.
John 14:28Ye haue heard howe I saide vnto you, I goe away, and will come vnto you. If ye loued me, ye would verely reioyce, because I said, I goe vnto the Father: for the Father is greater then I.
John 16:16A litle while, and ye shall not see me: and againe a litle while, and ye shall see me: for I goe to the Father.
John 17:11And nowe am I no more in the world, but these are in the worlde, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keepe them in thy Name, euen them whome thou hast giuen mee, that they may bee one, as we are.
Acts 1:9And when he had spoken these things, while they behelde, he was taken vp: for a cloude tooke him vp out of their sight.
Matthew Henry on John 16:24-28
Encouragement to Prayer. 23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. 24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father. 26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the… Read the whole commentary →