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I came out from the Father (εξηλθον εκ του πατρος). Definite act (aorist), the Incarnation, with repetition of εκ (out of), while …
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
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, 6…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
I came forth from the Father.—Compare Note on John 16:19. He repeats with emphasis what in the last verse He stated as be…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
These things have I spoken to you in proverbs: but the time comes, when I will no longer speak to you in proverbs, but I will show you plainly …
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
St. John Chrysostom: Again our Lord shows that it is expedient for Him to go: And in that day you will ask Me nothing.
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
Jesus’ declaration that he has come from the Father and is about to return to the Father satisfies their inquiry. They feel that he is no longer ta…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
I came out from the Father. This way of speaking draws our attention to the Divine power that is in Christ. Our faith in him would not be …
John Gill
JohnGill
I came forth from the Father
This is the sum of what the apostle believed, and Christ, in these discourses of his, h…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Here is a plain declaration of Christ's coming from the Father and His return to the Father. The Redeemer, in His entrance, was God manifest in the…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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Above, our Lord promised His disciples acce and intimacy with the Father. Now He gives the reason for this intimacy. Two things make a pe…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson