John 14:3
“That where I am, there ye may be also.”
“So earnest have I been concerning this matter, that I should already have been given up to it, had not preparation been made long ago for you.” Showing them that they ought to be very bold and confident. Then that He may not seem to speak as though enticing them, but that they may believe the thing to be so, He adds,
Source: Homilies on the Gospel of John (New Advent)