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John 16:5

But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

KJV

νῦν δὲ ὑπάγω πρὸς τὸν πέμψαντά με, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐξ ὑμῶν ἐρωτᾷ με· ποῦ ὑπάγεις;

Greek NT

Hæc autem vobis ab initio non dixi, quia vobiscum eram. Et nunc vado ad eum qui misit me ; et nemo ex vobis interrogat me : Quo vadis ?

Vulgate

But now I go unto him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

ASV

But I told you not these things from the beginning, because I was with you. And now I go to him that sent me, and none of you asketh me: Whither goest thou?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
νῦν
nun
adverb · 147×
οὐδείς
oudeis
adjective · 235×
πέμπω
pempo
verb · 79×
ποῦ
pou
adverb · 45×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐρωτάω
erotao
verb · 65×
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
ὑπάγω
upago
verb · 81×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

2. But what means, according to the flesh? According to what is in sight; according to the life that now is; according to the discipline of the Gentiles. Then, lest he should seem to be at variance with himself, (for he had convinced both the Proconsul, Acts 13:12 and the Areopagite, Acts 17:34 and Apollos; Acts 18:26: through Aquila and Priscilla and other wise men, too, we ha…

Cross-references

  • Eph 4:7 — But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
  • Heb 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
  • Heb 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.
  • 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 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 12:8 — For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
  • 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 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 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 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • John 17:4 — I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
  • 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.
  • Matt 26:11 — For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.