John 16:3
They'll do this because they have never known the Father or me. I've told you this so that when these things happen, you'll remember what I told you.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
In Context
4I didn't need to tell you this right at the beginning because I was going to be with you.
Cross References
John 8:19“Where is your father?” they asked him. “You don't know me or my Father,” Jesus replied. “If you knew me then you would know my Father as well.”
John 15:21But everything they do to you will be because of me, for they don't know the one who sent me.
John 17:3Eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you sent.
1 Corinthians 2:8None of the rulers of this world understood anything about this—for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
2 Thessalonians 1:8bringing judgment on those who reject God and refuse to accept the good news of our Lord Jesus.
1 Timothy 1:13Even though I used to insult God, and persecuted and abused God's people, God showed me mercy because of my ignorance and unbelief.
Matthew Henry on John 16:2-7
Persecution Foretold; The Expediency of Christ's Departure. 1 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. 2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. 3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. 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,… Read the whole commentary →