John 16:30

These things I have spoken unto you,.... As this is the conclusion of our Lord's sermons to his disciples, these words may well enough be thought to have regard to all that he had said in general; as…

Now are we sure that thou knowest ... - Their difficulty had been to understand what was the meaning of his declaration in Joh 16:16. About this they conversed among themselves, Joh 16:17-19. It is…

Now are we sure that thou knowest all things - Is not the following the meaning of the disciples? We believe that thou art not only the Messiah who camest out from God, but that thou art that God who…

Two things Christ here comforts his disciples with: -

I. With an assurance that, though he was leaving the world, he was returning to his Father, from whom he came forth Joh 16:28-32, where we…

are we sure Better, we know; it is the same verb as -thou knowest," and the capricious change of rendering is regrettable. There is a similarly capricious change 2Co 12:2-3. Christ had spoken in the…