John 16:5

But now I go to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, Where do thou go?

A Conservative Version

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

4But I have told you these things, so that when the hour comes, ye may remember that I told you of them. But I did not tell you these things from the beginning because I was with you.

6But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

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Cross References

John 6:62Then if ye should see the Son of man ascending where he was before?

John 13:3Jesus, having seen that the Father has given all the things to him, into his hands, and that he came from God, and goes to God,

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

John 16:10and about justice because I go to the Father, and ye see me no more,

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

John 17:13And now I come to thee. And I speak these things in the world, so that they may have my joy fulfilled 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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