Joh_16:28. With
ἐξῆλθον
, solemnly, and with still more definite precision by means of
ἐκ
τοῦ
πατρός
, a fresh confirmation of these fundamental contents of faith is commenced, and the return to the Father is subjoined,—and with this a conclusion is made with the same thought,—now, however, by means of the intervening explanatory clauses, brought nearer to the understanding of the disciples—from which the whole discussion, Joh_16:16-17, took its rise. A simple and grand summary of His entire personal life.