John 16:5

John 16:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
• New International Version (NIV)but now I am going to him who sent me. None of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’
• New Living Translation (NLT)“But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking where I am going.

Context of John 16:5

3And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you. "I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?' 6But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

John 16:5 word by word

νῦν δὲ ὑπάγω πρὸς τὸν πέμψαντά με, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐξ ὑμῶν ἐρωτᾷ με· ποῦ ὑπάγεις;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• I go my wayὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• himὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• that sentπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• noneοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• youσύsu · youG4771
• askethἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• Whitherποῦpou · where?G4226

Cross-references for John 16:5

• John 16:10concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer;
• John 6:62Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?
• John 7:33Jesus then said, "I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me.
• John 13:3Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God,
• John 14:28You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and I will come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.
• John 17:4I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.
• Ephesians 4:7But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.
• Hebrews 1:3He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
• Hebrews 12:2looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
• John 13:36Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered him, "Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward."
• John 14:4And you know the way to where I am going."

Commentaries on John 16:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5None of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? - In John 13:3, Peter had asked, Lord, thither goest thou? - and Thomas much the same in John 14:5, both of whom had received an answer. But now, at the time when Jesus was speaking this, none of them asked this question, because their hearts were filled with sorrow: John 16:6.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Now I go my way - Now I am about to die and leave you, and it is proper to announce all these things to you. None of you asketh me … - They gave themselves up to grief instead of inquiring why he was about to leave them. Had they made the inquiry, he was ready to answer them and to comfort them. When we are afflicted we should not yield ourselves to excessive grief. We should inquire why it is that God thus tries us; and we should never doubt that if we…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-331-5. These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended--both the warnings and the encouragements just given.Read the comment

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Commentaries on John 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings