John 16:28 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 16:28

I came forth from the Father - I came sent by the Father.And am come into the world - See John 3:19; John 6:14, John 6:62; John 9:39. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 16:25-28

John 16:25-28. These things Though very weighty and important; have I spoken unto you in proverbs In the obscurity of parables, which have appeared dark and mysterious to you; but the time cometh, &c. You may comfort yourselves with this thought, that the time is at hand when I shall speak unto you no more in proverbs No more in that obscure manner; but I shall show you plainly of the Father Shall, by the teaching of my Spirit, declare to you, in plain terms, the whole counsel... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 16:16-33

147. Difficulties ahead for the disciples (John 16:16-33)Within the next twenty-four hours Jesus would be taken from his disciples, but three days later, after his resurrection, they would see him again. Their sorrow would be replaced by joy, just as a woman’s pains before giving birth are replaced by joy after the child is born (John 16:16-22). Jesus’ victory through death and resurrection would give them a confidence in God that they never had before. They would see Jesus Christ as the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 16:28

go . Same word as "depart", John 16:7 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 16:28

I came out from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world and go unto the Father.These words, as Jesus promised, are not dark sayings at all but the plainest possible statements of the profoundest facts in Christianity. The incarnation, the Godhead of Jesus, the passion, death, resurrection, and ascension are all included in this.I leave the world ... The prophetic use of the present tense for the future here refers to his death, resurrection, and ascension.And I go to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 16:28

John 16:28. I came forth from the Father, &c.— "To conclude. The true and proper meaning of my discourse to you at this time, and particularly of the expression which appeared so obscure to you, is, that as I came forth from the Father, and was commissioned by the Father, and came into the world to reveal his will to mankind; so, having finished all that work,I now leave the world, and return to the Father, from whom I came." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 16:28

28. I came forth from the Father, &c.—that is, "And ye are right, for I have indeed so come forth,and shall soon return whence I came." This echo of the truth, alluded to in John 16:27, seems like thinking aloud, as if it were grateful to His own spirit on such a subject and at such an hour. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:25-33

8. The clarification of Jesus’ destination 16:25-33 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:28

"The promise of plain speech is now adumbrated in a terse utterance which is at once a summary of Johannine Christology and the heart of this Gospel." [Note: Beasley-Murray, p. 287.] This was Jesus’ clearest statement yet about where He was going. What Jesus explained here should by now have become clear to the reader of this Gospel (cf. John 1:10-11; John 1:14; John 3:16-17; John 14:19). However to the disciples who first heard these words they were fresh, clear revelation. This statement... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 16:1-33

The Resurrection and Ascension of Christ Will Prove the Disciples’ Comfort in Time of Persecution1-6. The Persecution of the Apostles predicted. This section repeats many of the ideas of the previous chapter (see John 15:18-24). The reason of the anticipated persecution is ’because they (the persecutors) have not known the Father nor Me’ (John 16:3); i.e. because they have mistaken the character of the service which the Father requires of them. They think that He requires strict observance of... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 16:28

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 16:25-28

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 16:16-33

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 16:28

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 16:28

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 16:28

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 16:28

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:25-33

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:28

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 16:1-33

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