John 16:1 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. {offended: scandalized or, made to stumble}”

John 16:1

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These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. {offended: scandalized or, made to stumble}

They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

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John 16:2

"They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service."

John 16:3

"And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me."

John 16:4

"But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you."

John 16:5

"But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?"

John 16:6

"But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart."

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