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?
• English Standard Version (ESV)But now I am going to him who sent me, and 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

3They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. 4I have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember that I warned you about them. I did not tell you this from the beginning because I was with you, but now I am going to him who sent me. None of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6Rather, you are filled with grief because I have said these things. 7But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate 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 16:10about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer;
• John 6:62Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before!
• John 7:33Jesus said, “I am with you for only a short time, and then I am going to the one who sent me.
• John 13:3Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God;
• John 14:28“You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.
• John 17:4I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.
• Ephesians 4:7But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.
• Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
• Hebrews 12:2fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• John 13:36Simon Peter asked him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied, “Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later.”
• John 14:4You know the way to the place 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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• Jesus Continued
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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