Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 14:4

"And whither I go, ye know the way." — John 14:4 (ASV)

And whither I go you know, and the way you know.

Yes, we do know where Christ has gone, and we also know the way.

And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

We know where Christ has gone. Every step we can follow. The way we know.

It always reconciles us to a friend's going away if we know where he has gone – know all about him.

A mother tells me that she has missed her boy now for twelve months and never heard from him. That is sorrow; but when we know that our son has gone to the other side of the world, and we know why he has gone, where he has gone, and what is coming of it, we are greatly comforted.

So Jesus says, Whither I go, ye know, and the way ye know.

And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

You know where Christ is gone. You know how to reach him. The throne on which he sits is the throne of grace. He is gone to the Father, and your prayers will find the Father. You know the way.

Then frequent it; and though as yet in your bodies you cannot reach him, yet in spirit you can. Whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

"I am not going to take a leap into the dark; you know where I am going, and you also know the road along which I am going." Ah! But sometimes sorrow forgets what it knows, and thus creates a cloud of unnecessary ignorance which darkens and increases the sorrow.

And where I go you know, and the way you know.

"At least, I have taught it to you; I have explained it to you; I have told you that I am the goal of your way, and the way to your goal; that I am the end, and also the way to that end."