John
King James Version (KJV)
John 16:1
“These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.”
King James Version (KJV)
John 16:1 Context
1These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. 2They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. 3And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4But 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.
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Translation Details for John 16:1
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
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Wesley's Notes for John 16:1
16:2 The time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think he doth God service - But, blessed be God, the time is so far past, that those who bear the name of Christ do not now generally suppose they do him service by killing each other for a difference in opinion or mode of worship.
16:3 They have not known the Father nor me - This is the true root of persecution in all its forms.
People's Bible Notes for John 16:1
Joh 16:1 The Work of the Holy Spirit SUMMARY OF JOHN 16: Persecution Predicted. The Comforter to Come. He Will Reprove the World of Sin. He Will Reprove the World of Righteousness. He Will Reprove the World of Judgment. Will Guide into All Truth. Sorrow and Rejoicing. Overcoming the World. These things have I spoken. The warnings found in the 14th and 15th chapters. They were given beforehand lest they should stumble. To be forewarned would be a help to their faith amid the dark scenes of the next few days, and in the persecutions that would come later.
These things haue I spoken vnto you, that yee should not be offended.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from stumbling.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be caused to stumble.
- American Standard Version (1901)
I have said these things to you so that you may not be in doubt.
- Basic English Bible
These things I have spoken unto you that ye may not be offended.
- Darby Bible
These things have I spoken to you, that ye should not be offended.
- Webster's Bible
These things I have spoken to you in order to clear stumbling-blocks out of your path.
- Weymouth Bible
These things have I spoken to you, so that you wouldn't be caused to stumble.
- World English Bible
These thingis Y haue spokun to you, that ye be not sclaundrid.
- Wycliffe Bible
`These things I have spoken to you, that ye may not be stumbled,
- Youngs Literal Bible