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?’
• 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?’

Context of John 16:5

3And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4But 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? 6But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. 7Nevertheless 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.

John 16:5 word by word

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

• 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 16:10Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
• John 6:62What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
• John 7:33Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.
• John 13:3Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
• John 14:28Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
• John 17:4I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
• Ephesians 4:7But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
• Hebrews 1:3Who 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;
• Hebrews 12:2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• John 13:36Simon 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.
• John 14:4And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

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

Topics related to John 16:5

• Jesus Continued
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In the dictionaries

• Desirous
• Reprove
• Sure
• Tribulation
• Ascension
• Atonement
• Comforter
• Holy Spirit
• Jesus Christ
• Johannine Theology

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