World English Bible
John 16:5
“But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?”
Verse in context — John 16
3
They will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.
4
But I have told you these things, so that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you about them. I didn't tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.
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But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?
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But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.
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Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don't go away, the Counselor won't come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
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