John 16:5

"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."

Key Reflection

Jesus explains that He disclosed certain truths to His disciples during their time together so they would recognize and understand their significance later when the circumstances required it. This foresight prepares them for future events, ensuring they can discern His teachings in context.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verses 5,6. Now I go my way. Now I am about to die and leave you, and it is proper to announce all these things to you. None of you asketh me, &c. They gave themselves up to grief instead of inquiring why he was about to leave them. Had they made the inquiry, he was ready to answer them and to comfort them. When we are afflicted we should not yield ourselves to excessive grief. We should inquire why it is that God thus tries us; and we should never doubt that if we come to him, and spread out our sorrows before him, he will give us consolation.

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