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John 16:5

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, because I was with you.

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

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

7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’
KJV
But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
WEB
But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’
ASV
But now I go unto him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
DARBY
But now I go to him that has sent me, and none of you demands of me, Where goest thou?
BLB
But now I am going away to the One having sent Me, and none of you⁺ asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’
ÅB
Men nå går jeg bort til ham som har sendt meg, og ingen av dere spør meg: Hvor går du hen?
OTB
Men nå går jeg til ham som har sendt meg, og ingen av dere spør meg: 'Hvor går du hen?'
B1930
Men nu går jeg bort til ham som har sendt mig, og ingen av eder spør mig: Hvor går du hen?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 13:36

    Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.

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  • John 7:33

    Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.

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  • John 16:28

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

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  • Ephesians 4:7–11

    But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

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  • John 14:4–6

    And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

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  • John 16:10

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

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  • John 17:4

    I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

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  • Hebrews 1:3

    Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

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