John 16:5

Easy To Read Version

Now I am going back to the One who sent me. But none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’

Cross References

John 13:3

The Father had given Jesus power over everything. Jesus knew this. Jesus also knew that he had come from God. And he knew that he was going back to God.

John 13:36

Simon Peter asked Jesus, “Lord, where are you going?”

John 14:28

You heard me say to you, ‘I am leaving, but I will come back to you.’ If you loved me, then you would be happy that I am going back to the Father. Why? Because the Father is greater than I am.

John 16:10

He will prove to them about \{my\} being right with God, because I am going to the Father. You will not see me then.

John 16:16

“After a short time you won’t see me. Then after another short time you will see me again.”

John 16:17

Some of the followers said to each other, “What does Jesus mean when he says, ‘After a short time you won’t see me. Then after another short time you will see me again’? And what does he mean when he says, ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”

John 16:28

I came from the Father into the world. Now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”

John 17:13

“I am coming to you now. But I pray these things while I am still in the world. I say these things so that these men can have the true happiness that I have. I want them to be completely happy.

John 17:4

I finished the work you gave me to do. I brought you glory on earth.

John 6:62

Then will it also be a problem for you to see the Son of Man {\cf2\super [97]} going back to the place where he came from?

John 7:33

Then Jesus said, “I will be with you people a little while longer. Then I will go back to the One (God) who sent me.

Hebrews 1:3

The Son shows the glory of God. He is a perfect copy of God’s nature. The Son holds everything together with his powerful command. The Son made people clean from their sins. Then he sat down at the right side {\cf2\super [2]} of the Great One (God) in heaven.

Hebrews 12:2

We should always follow the example of Jesus. Jesus is the leader in our faith. And he makes our faith perfect. He suffered death on the cross. But Jesus accepted the shame of the cross like it was nothing. He did this because of the joy that God put before him. And now he is sitting at the right side of God’s throne.