John 14:5
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Thomas said to him, Lord, we know not where you go; and how can we know the way?
American King James Version (AKJV)
Thomas said to him, Lord, we know not where you go; and how can we know the way?
American Standard Version (ASV)
Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; how know we the way?
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Thomas said, Lord, we have no knowledge of where you are going; how may we have knowledge of the way?
Webster's Revision
Thomas saith to him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
World English Bible
Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going. How can we know the way?"
English Revised Version (ERV)
Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; how know we the way?
Definitions for John 14:5
Clarke's John 14:5 Bible Commentary
Lord, we know not - Thomas, perhaps, thought that our Lord only spoke of his going some distance from the place where he then was.
Barnes's John 14:5 Bible Commentary
We know not whither thou goest - Though Jesus had so often told them of his approaching death and resurrection, yet it seems they did not understand him, nor did they fully comprehend him until after his resurrection. See Luke 24:21. They entertained the common notions of a temporal kingdom; they supposed still that he was to be an earthly prince and leader, and they did not comprehend the reason why he should die. Thomas confessed his ignorance, and the Saviour again patiently explained his meaning. All this shows the difficulty of believing when the mind is full of prejudice and of contrary opinions. If Thomas had laid aside his previous opinions - had he been willing to receive the truth as Jesus plainly spoke it, there would have been no difficulty. Faith would have been an easy and natural exercise of the mind. And so with the sinner. If he were willing to receive the plain and unequivocal doctrines of the Bible, there would be no difficulty; but his mind is full of opposite opinions and plans, occupied with errors and vanities, and these are the reasons, and the only reasons, why he is not a Christian. Yet who would say that, after the plain instructions of Jesus, Thomas might not have understood him? And who will dare to say that any sinner may not lay aside his prejudices and improper views, and receive the plain and simple teaching of the Bible?
Wesley's John 14:5 Bible Commentary
14:5 Thomas saith - Taking him in a gross sense.