John 16:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But now I am going to him who sent me; and not one of you says to me, Where are you going?

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  • John 13:36 : 36 Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus said in answer, Where I am going you may not come with me now, but you will come later.
  • John 7:33 : 33 Then Jesus said, I will be with you a little longer and then I go to him who sent me.
  • John 16:10 : 10 Of righteousness, because I go to the Father and you will see me no more;
  • John 16:28 : 28 I came out from the Father and have come into the world: again, I go away from the world and go to the Father.
  • John 17:4 : 4 I have given you glory on the earth, having done all the work which you gave me to do.
  • Eph 4:7-9 : 7 But to every one of us has grace been given in the measure of the giving of Christ. 8 For this reason he says, He went up on high, taking his prisoners with him, and gave freely to men. 9 (Now this, He went up, what is it but that he first went down into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who went down is the same who went up far over all the heavens so that he might make all things complete.) 11 And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;
  • Heb 1:3 : 3 Who, being the outshining of his glory, the true image of his substance, supporting all things by the word of his power, having given himself as an offering making clean from sins, took his seat at the right hand of God in heaven;
  • Heb 12:2 : 2 Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.
  • John 13:3 : 3 Jesus, being conscious that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he came from God and was going to God,
  • John 14:4-6 : 4 And you all have knowledge of where I am going, and of the way to it. 5 Thomas said, Lord, we have no knowledge of where you are going; how may we have knowledge of the way? 6 Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.
  • John 14:28 : 28 Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.
  • John 16:16 : 16 After a little time you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me.
  • John 6:62 : 62 What then will you say if you see the Son of man going up to where he was before?
  • John 17:13 : 13 And now I come to you; and these things I say in the world so that they may have my joy complete in them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 16:15-19
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    15 Everything which the Father has is mine: that is why I say, He will take of what is mine and will make it clear to you.

    16 After a little time you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me.

    17 So some of the disciples said one to another, What is this he is saying, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me? and, I am going to the Father?

    18 So they said again and again, What is this he is saying, A little time? His words are not clear to us.

    19 Jesus saw that they had a desire to put the question to him, so he said to them, Is this what you are questioning one with another, why I said, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me?

  • John 16:6-7
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    6 But your hearts are full of sorrow because I have said these things.

    7 But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

  • John 13:33
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    33 My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.

  • John 14:3-6
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    3 And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come back again and will take you to be with me, so that you may be where I am.

    4 And you all have knowledge of where I am going, and of the way to it.

    5 Thomas said, Lord, we have no knowledge of where you are going; how may we have knowledge of the way?

    6 Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.

  • John 8:21-22
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    21 Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.

    22 So the Jews said, Will he take his life? Is that why he says, Where I go it is not possible for you to come?

  • John 13:36
    77%

    36 Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus said in answer, Where I am going you may not come with me now, but you will come later.

  • John 7:33-36
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    33 Then Jesus said, I will be with you a little longer and then I go to him who sent me.

    34 You will be looking for me, and you will not see me: and where I am you may not come.

    35 So the Jews said among themselves, To what place is he going where we will not see him? will he go to the Jews living among the Greeks and become the teacher of the Greeks?

    36 What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?

  • John 16:10
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    10 Of righteousness, because I go to the Father and you will see me no more;

  • John 16:4
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    4 I have said these things to you so that when the time comes, what I have said may come to your mind. I did not say them to you at the first, because then I was still with you.

  • John 16:31-32
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    31 Jesus made answer, Have you faith now?

    32 See, a time is coming, yes, it is now here, when you will go away in all directions, every man to his house, and I will be by myself: but I am not by myself, because the Father is with me.

  • John 14:28-31
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    28 Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.

    29 And now I have given you word of it before it comes, so that, when it comes, you may have faith.

    30 After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;

    31 But he comes so that the world may see that I have love for the Father, and that I am doing as I am ordered by the Father. Get up, and let us go.

  • John 6:66-67
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    66 Because of what he said, a number of the disciples went back and would no longer go with him.

    67 So Jesus said to the twelve, Have you a desire to go away?

  • John 16:25-26
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    25 All this I have said to you in veiled language: but the time is coming when I will no longer say things in veiled language but will give you knowledge of the Father clearly.

    26 In that day you will make requests in my name: and I do not say that I will make prayer to the Father for you,

  • John 16:28-29
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    28 I came out from the Father and have come into the world: again, I go away from the world and go to the Father.

    29 His disciples said, Now you are talking clearly and not in veiled language.

  • John 8:14
    73%

    14 Jesus said in answer, Even if I give witness about myself, my witness is true, because I have knowledge of where I came from and where I am going; but you have no knowledge of where I come from or of where I am going.

  • John 16:22-23
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    22 So you have sorrow now: but I will see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and no one will take away your joy.

    23 And on that day you will put no questions to me. Truly I say to you, Whatever request you make to the Father, he will give it to you in my name.

  • John 18:8
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    8 Jesus made answer, I have said that I am he; if you are looking for me, let these men go away.

  • John 14:25
    72%

    25 I have said all this to you while I am still with you.

  • John 14:18-19
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    18 I will not let you be without a friend: I am coming to you.

    19 A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living.

  • John 16:12
    71%

    12 I have still much to say to you, but you are not strong enough for it now.

  • John 17:13
    70%

    13 And now I come to you; and these things I say in the world so that they may have my joy complete in them.

  • John 5:38
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    38 And you have not kept his word in your hearts, because you have not faith in him whom he has sent.

  • John 18:4
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    4 Then Jesus, having knowledge of everything which was coming on him, went forward and said to them, Who are you looking for?

  • Matt 26:46
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    46 Up, let us be going: see, he who gives me up is near.

  • John 8:26
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    26 I have much to say about you and against you: but he who sent me is true and what he has said to me I say to the world.

  • Luke 22:68
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    68 And if I put a question to you, you will not give an answer.

  • John 13:7
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    7 And Jesus, answering, said to him, What I do is not clear to you now, but it will be clear to you in time to come.

  • John 13:21
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    21 When Jesus had said this he was troubled in spirit, and gave witness, saying, Truly I say to you, that one of you will be false to me.

  • John 18:21
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    21 Why are you questioning me? put questions to my hearers about what I have said to them: they have knowledge of what I said.