Yohanes 8:14

8:14 Jesus answered, ¹  “Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you people ²  do not know where I came from or where I am going. ³ 

Yohanes 16:19

16:19 Jesus could see ⁴  that they wanted to ask him about these things, ⁵  so ⁶  he said to them, “Are you asking ⁷  each other about this – that I said, ‘In a little while you ⁸  will not see me; again after a little while, you ⁹  will see me’?

[8:14]  ¹ tn Grk “Jesus answered and said to them.”

[8:14]  ² tn The word “people” is supplied in the translation to indicate that the pronoun (“you”) and verb (“do not know”) in Greek are plural.

[8:14]  ³ sn You people do not know where I came from or where I am going. The ignorance of the religious authorities regarding Jesus’ origin works on two levels at once: First, they thought Jesus came from Galilee (although he really came from Bethlehem in Judea) and second, they did not know that he came from heaven (from the Father), and this is where he would return. See further John 7:52.

[16:19]  ⁴ tn Grk “knew.”

[16:19]  sn Jesus could see. Supernatural knowledge of what the disciples were thinking is not necessarily in view here. Given the disciples’ confused statements in the preceding verses, it was probably obvious to Jesus that they wanted to ask what he meant.

[16:19]  ⁵ tn The words “about these things” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[16:19]  ⁶ tn Καί (kai) has been translated as “so” here to indicate the following statement is a result of Jesus’ observation in v. 19a.

[16:19]  ⁷ tn Grk “inquiring” or “seeking.”

[16:19]  ⁸ tn Grk “A little while, and you.”

[16:19]  ⁹ tn Grk “and again a little while, and you.”