16:5a
Now, however: The time word Now here means “very soon.” This time contrasts with “from the beginning” in 16:4c.
I am going to Him who sent Me: This clause means “I am returning to God who sent me.” Jesus was with God his Father before his birth on earth, and now he would return to him in heaven. See how you translated this same clause in 7:33.
to Him who sent Me: The phrase Him who sent Me refers to God the Father. In some languages it is more natural to make this explicit. For example:
I am going back to the Father who sent me (Contemporary English Version)
16:5b
yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’: None of the disciples were asking Jesus about his journey, or how and why he was going back to his Father.
yet: The Greek conjunction that the Berean Standard Bible translates as yet is often translated as “and.” Here it introduces something that is the opposite of what is expected. (Here, yet means “although that is true” or “but.”) Both 16:5a and 16:6 begin with the Greek word meaning “But.” So it may be best to use a different expression here. See the General Comment at the end of 16:7a. Here are other ways to translate this word (with context):
and not one of you is asking me (NET Bible)
-or-
None of you asks me (New International Version)
-or-
Now I am going back to the One who sent me. But none of you asks me (New Century Version)
none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’: The words Where are You going? are reported in direct speech as a quotation inside a quotation. In some languages it is more natural to translate this inner quotation as indirect speech. For example:
yet none of you is asking me where I am going (Good News Translation)
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