John 16:28

New Century Version

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

Cross References

Luke 24:51

While he was blessing them, he was separated from them and carried into heaven.

Luke 9:51

When the time was coming near for Jesus to depart, he was determined to go to Jerusalem.

John 13:1

It was almost time for the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that it was time for him to leave this world and go back to the Father. He had always loved those who were his own in the world, and he loved them all the way to the end.

John 13:3

Jesus knew that the Father had given him power over everything and that he had come from God and was going back to God.

John 14:28

You heard me say to you, ‘I am going, but I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you should be happy that I am going back to the Father, because he is greater than I am.

John 16:10

He will prove to them that being right with God comes from my going to the Father and not being seen anymore.

John 16:16

“After a little while you will not see me, and then after a little while you will see me again.”

John 16:30

We can see now that you know all things. You can answer a person’s question even before it is asked. This makes us believe you came from God.”

John 16:5

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

John 17:11

I am coming to you; I will not stay in the world any longer. But they are still in the world. Holy Father, keep them safe by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they will be one, just as you and I are one.

John 17:13

“I am coming to you now. But I pray these things while I am still in the world so that these followers can have all of my joy in them.

John 17:5

And now, Father, give me glory with you; give me the glory I had with you before the world was made.

John 8:14

Jesus answered, “Yes, I am saying these things about myself, but they are true. I know where I came from and where I am going. But you don’t know where I came from or where I am going.

John 8:42

Jesus said to them, “If God were really your Father, you would love me, because I came from God and now I am here. I did not come by my own authority; God sent me.