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John 14:5 Cross-References
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“Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?”
John 14:5 (KJV)
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Commentary on John 14:5
Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest—Thomas (Θωμᾶς, Thōmas, from Aramaic te'oma, "twin") voices the disciples' literal-minded confusion about Jesus's destination. His honest bewilderment—how can we know the way? (πῶς δυνάμεθα τὴν ὁδὸν εἰδέναι)—sets up Jesus's profound self-revelation in verse 6. The Greek hodón (ὁδόν, "way/road") appears in Thomas's question as something external to find, not yet comprehending that the Way is a Person.Thomas's skepticism appears elsewhere (11:16, 20:24-25), yet his willingness to voice confusion makes him the catalyst for Christ's cleare...
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