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The apostle John refers to himself as the disciple “whom Jesus loved.” John was one of the inner circle of disciples, together with Peter and James. As he records the ministry of Jesus, the apostle adds many insights not recorded by the other gospels. John is a simple and clear statement of God’s grace in Christ, written so that readers might believe and have life in Jesus, God’s Son.

So now Jesus needed to redirect their attention to the question they weren’t asking, namely, where he was going. So far Jesus’ words had instead caused a gloomy veil of grief to settle on the disciples. So he reminded them that he was going back to the One who sent him in the first place. He was going for their own good. Just how much meaning those words held, the disciples would not know until later. This was Jesus’ hour. By going to the cross, he was carrying out his Father’s will to the end. He
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