⁵ But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'

³⁶ Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "Where I am going, you can't follow now, but you will follow afterwards."

³³ Then Jesus said, "I will be with you a little while longer, then I go to him who sent me.

⁷ But to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

⁸ Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men."

⁹ Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

¹⁰ He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

¹¹ He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds{The word for "shepherds" (poimenas) can also be correctly translated "pastors."} and teachers;

⁴ I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do.

²⁸ I came out from the Father, and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world, and go to the Father."

¹⁰ about righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you won't see me any more;

² looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

³ His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself made purification for our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

⁴ Where I go, you know, and you know the way."

⁵ Thomas says to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going. How can we know the way?"

⁶ Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

³ Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came forth from God, and was going to God,

¹⁶ A little while, and you will not see me. Again a little while, and you will see me."

²⁸ You heard how I told you, 'I go away, and I come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I said 'I am going to my Father;' for the Father is greater than I.

⁶² Then what if you would see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?

¹³ But now I come to you, and I say these things in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves.