John 16 · Verse 5

John 16:5

But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
John 16:5, King James Version

John 16:5 in other translations

BSBNow, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’
WEBBut now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’
ASVBut now I go unto him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
YLTand now I go away to Him who sent me, and none of you doth ask me, Whither dost thou go?
DARBYBut now I go to him that has sent me, and none of you demands of me, Where goest thou?
BBEBut now I am going to him who sent me; and not one of you says to me, Where are you going?
WebsterBut now I go to him that sent me, and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

What does John 16:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 16:1-5

Joh 16:1-33. Discourse at the Supper Table Concluded. 1-5. These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended--both the warnings and the encouragements just given.

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Barnes' Notes
Verses 5,6. Now 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, &c. 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 come to him, and spread out our sorrows before him, he will give us consolation.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 None of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? - In Joh 13:3, Peter had asked, Lord, thither goest thou? - and Thomas much the same in Joh 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: Joh 16:6.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 16:1-6

Our Lord Jesus, by giving his disciples notice of trouble, designed that the terror might not be a surprise to them. It is possible for those who are real enemies to God's service, to pretend zeal for it. This does not lessen the sin of the persecutors; villanies will never be changed by putting the name of God to them. As Jesus in his sufferings, so his followers in theirs, should look to the fulfilling of…

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John 16:5 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

νῦνnunNowG3568
δὲdehoweverG1161
ὑπάγωhupagōI goG5217
πρὸςprostoG4314
τὸνtonthe [One]G3588
πέμψαντάpempsantahaving sentG3992
με,meMe,G3165
καὶkaiandG2532
οὐδεὶςoudeisnoneG3762
ἐξexofG1537
ὑμῶνhumōnyouG4771
ἐρωτᾷerōtaasksG2065
με·meMe;G3165
ποῦpouWhereG4226
ὑπάγεις;hupageisare You going?G5217

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 16:5

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Ephesians 4:7-11

    But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) …

  • John 14:4-6

    And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

  • John 16:10

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

  • John 17:4

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

  • 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;

  • John 13:3

    Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;

  • Hebrews 12:2

    Looking 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 14:28

    Ye 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 16:16

    A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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10,16,28; 6:62; 7:33; 13:3; 14:28; 17:4,13; Eph 4:7-11; Heb 1:3; 12:2
Whither.
13:36; 14:4-6

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Context

  • John 16:4

    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.

  • John 16:5

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

  • John 16:6

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

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John 16:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas ahora voy al que me envió; y ninguno de vosotros me pregunta: ¿Adónde vas?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais maintenant je m’en vais à celui qui m’a envoyé, et aucun d’entre vous ne me demande: Où vas-tu?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Jetzt aber gehe ich hin zu dem, der mich gesandt hat, und niemand von euch fragt mich: Wo gehst du hin?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Hæc autem vobis ab initio non dixi, quia vobiscum eram. Et nunc vado ad eum qui misit me; et nemo ex vobis interrogat me: Quo vadis?