Whither goest thou? (που υπαγεισ; ). Peter is puzzled just as the Pharisees were twice (7:35; 8:21f.).

Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou?—Compare to John 13:33. The earnest, loving nature of the Apostle dwe…

St. John Chrysostom: Great is love, and stronger than fire; nothing can stop its course. Peter, the most ardent of all, as soo…

Peter’s question (“Where are you going?”) expresses bewilderment and perhaps slight exasperation. Jesus had previously spoken publicly of going awa…

Lord, whither goest thou? This question is founded on that saying of Christ: I said to the Jews, that whither I go you cannot come, so…

Simon Peter said to him
One might have expected that Peter would have taken some notice of what Christ said last, ab…

What Christ had said concerning brotherly love, Peter overlooked, but spoke of that which Christ had kept hidden from them. It is common to be more…

1. Above, John mentioned the defection of one of the disciples, Judas the traitor; here he tells of the failure of another, Peter, who denie…