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John 16:28

I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”

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ASV

I came out from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go unto the Father.

KJV

I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἐξῆλθονexēlthonI came forthG1831 →
παρὰparafrom withG3844 →
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πατρὸςpatrosFatherG3962 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐλήλυθαelēluthahave comeG2064 →
εἰςeisintoG1519 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
κόσμον·kosmonworld;G2889 →
πάλινpalinagainG3825 →
ἀφίημιaphiēmiI leaveG863 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
κόσμονkosmonworldG2889 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
πορεύομαιporeuomaigoG4198 →
πρὸςprostoG4314 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
πατέρα.¶pateraFather.G3962 →

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John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.John 20:17“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”John 13:1It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.John 13:3Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.Proverbs 8:30Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence.John 8:14Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.Matthew 26:11The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.Hebrews 9:24For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.1 John 1:2And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.1 Timothy 3:16By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.John 14:4You know the way to the place where I am going.”John 6:62Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?John 16:5Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’John 14:28You 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.John 17:5And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.Mark 1:38But Jesus answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns so I can preach there as well, for that is why I have come.”Acts 1:9–11After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.John 17:11I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.

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