Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
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Barnes' Notes
The hour cometh - To wit, on the next day, when he was crucified. Ye shall be scattered - See Mat 26:31. Every man to his own - That is, as in the margin, to his own home. You shall see me die, and…
Adam Clarke
The hour cometh - Ye shall shortly have need of all the faith ye profess: ye now believe me to be the Omniscient; but ye will find difficulty to maintain this faith when ye see me seized, condemned,…
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…
Cambridge Bible
the hour cometh Better (as in Joh 16:16), there cometh an hour.
yea, is now come Omit -now;" the expression is not the same as Joh 4:23.
that ye shall be scattered Rather, that ye may be scattered.…
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