And you know the way to the place where I am going — the Johannine irony is sharp here: Jesus says the disciples know the way, yet the very next verse Peter will ask where Jesus is going; the disciples do not know, yet they know in a deeper sense through their abiding relationship with Jesus. The way is not a map but a person, not a route but a relationship; to know the way is to know Jesus, to follow him, to entrust oneself to his guidance. The disciples' knowledge is implicit in their faith, even if not yet explicit in their understanding.

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