You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.
In context
26But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I have said to you. 27Peace I leave with you; my own peace I give you. I do not give it the way the world gives. Do not let your heart be troubled, and do not be afraid. 28You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. 29And now I have told you before it happens, so that when it does happen you may believe. 30I will not talk with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no hold on me,