Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Now know we (nun oidamen). They had failed to understand the plain words of Jesus about going to the Father heretofore (John 16:5), but Jesus read their very thoughts (John 16:19 f.) and this fact seemed to open their minds to grasp his idea.
Should ask (erwtai). Present active subjunctive with ina in original sense of asking a question.
By this (en toutw). In Christ's supernatural insight into their very hearts.
From God (apo qeou). Compare para tou patrov (verse John 16:27) and ek tou patrov (verse John 16:28), apo, ek, para all with the ablative of source or origin.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 16:30:
John 8:42
John 16:23
John 17:7
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