NT Text: John 16:28
OT Source(s):
Source: Albert Barnes, Notes on the Bible (1834)
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): Typology
Significance: Sums up Jesus' entire mission from sending (3:16) through incarnation (1:10-11, 14) to departure (14:19) and return to Father (dominant theme of chs. 14-17). Develops prophetic portrayal of sent and returning Word of God in Isaiah 55:10-11 (see commentary at 1:1; Brown).