John 16:5

Contemporary English Version 1995

But now I am going back to the Father who sent me, and none of you asks me where I am going.

Cross References

John 13:36

Simon Peter asked, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “You can't go with me now, but later on you will.”

John 7:33

But Jesus told them, “I will be with you a little while longer, and then I will return to the one who sent me.

John 16:28

I came from the Father into the world, but I am leaving the world and returning to the Father.

John 17:4

I have brought glory to you here on earth by doing everything you gave me to do.

John 16:10

They are wrong about God's justice, because I am going to the Father, and you won't see me again.

Hebrews 12:2

We must keep our eyes on Jesus, who leads us and makes our faith complete. He endured the shame of being nailed to a cross, because he knew later on he would be glad he did. Now he is seated at the right side of God's throne!

Hebrews 1:3

God's Son has all the brightness of God's own glory and is like him in every way. By his own mighty word, he holds the universe together. After the Son had washed away our sins, he sat down at the right side of the glorious God in heaven.

John 13:3

Jesus knew he had come from God and would go back to God. He also knew that the Father had given him complete power.

John 16:16

Jesus told his disciples, “For a little while you won't see me, but after a while you will see me.”

John 14:28

You have already heard me say I am going and I will also come back to you. If you really love me, you should be glad I am going back to the Father, because he is greater than I am.

John 6:62

What if you should see the Son of Man go up to heaven where he came from?

John 17:13

I am on my way to you. But I say these things while I am still in the world, so my followers will have the same complete joy that I do.

John 16:17

They said to each other, “What does Jesus mean by saying that for a little while we won't see him, but after a while we will see him? What does he mean by saying he is going to the Father?