John 14:5 (GNV)

Passage

Thomas sayd vnto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest: how can we then know ye way?

Nearby Context

John 14:3 And if I go to prepare a place for you, I wil come againe, and receiue you vnto my selfe, that where I am, there may ye be also.

John 14:4 And whither I go, ye know, and the way ye knowe.

John 14:5 Thomas sayd vnto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest: how can we then know ye way?

John 14:6 Iesus sayd vnto him, I am that Way, and that Trueth, and that Life. No man commeth vnto the Father, but by me.

John 14:7 If ye had knowen mee, ye should haue knowen my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and haue seene him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thomas", "sayd", "vnto", "lord", "whither", "thou", and "goest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thomas" and "sayd", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And whither I go ye know and..." into verse 6's "Iesus sayd vnto him I am that...", so "thomas" and "sayd" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thomas" and "sayd" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.