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John 16:5

John 16:5

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

But now I go my way to him that sent me,.... These words seem to belong to , and to contain a reason why Christ spoke of the trials and afflictions of his disciples now, because he was going away from them to his Father; when as they would be at the head of his affairs in this world, so they would the more become the butt of the rage of men:and none of you asketh me, whither goest thou?

Peter indeed asked the question, ; but his meaning was, what part of the country he was going to? what private and inaccessible place he was about to betake himself to? he had no notion of his going out of the world, or to heaven to his Father, and therefore inquired nothing about it; and when Christ had suggested to his disciples, that he was going to his Father's house, to prepare mansions for them, they did not seem to understand him, .

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