John 16:5

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

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In Context

4But 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, because I was with you.

6But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

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Cross References

John 6:62What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

John 13:3Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;

John 14:4And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

John 16:10Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

John 16:28I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

John 17:13And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled 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 →

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