And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
And whither I go, ye know the way.
and whither I go away ye have known, and the way ye have known.'
And ye know where I go, and ye know the way.
John — The Gospel of sevens and signs. Seven signs, seven 'I AM' sayings, a prologue and an epilogue — written 'that ye might believe' (20:31).
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
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John 3:36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
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Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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John 10:9I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
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Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
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Voices4
"I Myself," He seems to say, "am going on before to make ready for you the path of entrance into the heavens: but if you wish, and if it is the delight of your heart, to rest within those mansions, and if you have devoted all your endeavours to reach the city above and to dwell in the company of the holy spirits, then ye know the way, which is Myself; for assuredly through Me. and none other, will you gain that blessing so marvellous.
Cyril of Alexandria· Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 9, 444patristic
And whither I go ye know,.... They might have known, at least, whither he was going, since he had spoke of his Father's house, and of his going to prepare a place for them there, and doubtless had some knowledge thereof, though very confused and imperfect: and the way ye know: this also they might have known from some expressions of his, that the way to his Father's house lay through sufferings and death, in which way they also were to follow him to his kingdom and glory.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
And whither I go ye know - I have told you this so often and so plainly that ye must certainly have comprehended what I have said.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical
He is "THE TRUTH" of all we find in the Father when we get to Him, "For in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily" (Col 2:9), and He is all "THE LIFE" that shall ever flow to us and bless us from the Godhead thus approached and thus manifested in Him--"this is the true God and eternal life" (1Jo 5:20).
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed
The verses this one reaches12
I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”
For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?
Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’
You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.
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