John 16:5

"But now I go my way to Him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’

Montgomery New Testament

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

4"But I have told you these things, that when the time comes you may remember that I told you about them, myself. I did not, however, speak of these things at first, because I was with you.

6"but sorrow has filled your hearts because I have told you these things.

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Cross References

John 6:62"Does this displease you? What then if you were to behold the Son of man ascending to where he was before?

John 13:3Jesus, knowing that the Father had given everything into his hands, and that he was come from God,

John 14:4And the way is known to you all, where I am going."

John 16:28"I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world. again, I am leaving the world, and am going to the Father."

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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