John 13:36

“Simon Peter said unto him, etc.] One might have expected that Peter would have taken some notice of what Christ said last, about love to one another; but he passes over it, and takes no manner of notice of it; which did not arise from inattention to it, or from any dislike of it, or disaffection to it; for it appears from his whole conduct and writings, that he had the utmost regard for it; he very frequently presses it, and most fervently practised it; but having observed some words which dropped from Christ’s lips, “whither I go ye cannot come”, (<431333>John 13:33); his mind was intent upon them, was uneasy about them, and very much wanted to know the meaning of them; and as soon as…”

“Peter said--seeing plainly in these directions how to behave themselves, that He was indeed going from them. Lord, whither guest thou?--having hardly a glimmer of the real truth. Jesus answered, . . . thou canst not follow me now, but thou shalt follow me afterwards--How different from what He said to the Jews: "Whither I go ye cannot come" (Joh 8:21).”

“Peter saith, Lord, whither goest thou? - St. Peter seems to have thought, that Christ, being rejected by the Jews, would go to some other part of the earth to erect his throne, where he might reign without disturbance, according to the gross notions he had of Christ's kingdom. Thou canst not follow me now - But Peter would not believe him. And he did follow him, Joh 18:15. But it was afar off. And not without great loss. John 13:38”

“whither: Joh 13:33, Joh 14:4, Joh 14:5, Joh 16:17, Joh 21:21 thou: Joh 21:18, Joh 21:19, Joh 21:22; Pe2 1:14 John 13:37”