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5But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

John 16:5

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-6)

Christ dealt faithfully with his disciples when he sent them forth on his errands, for he told them the worst of it, that they might sit down and count the cost. He had told them in the chapter before to expect the world’s hatred; now here in these verses, I. He gives them a reason why he alarmed them thus with the expectation of trouble: These things have I spoken unto you, that you should not be…

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