John 16:5

John · New Testament · Chapter 16

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

What Does John 16:5 Mean?

John 16:5 is found in the book of John, chapter 16, verse 5 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to John 16:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

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 16:17“Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?”John 12:8“For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.”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.”Matthew 26:11“For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.”Luke 9:51“And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,”John 14:4“And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.”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.”Ephesians 4:7“But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.”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;”Luke 17:22“And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.”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;”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.”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.”Zechariah 2:2“Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.”Mark 14:7“For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.”John 6:62“What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?”John 13:1“Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.”

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