John 16:3
and these things they will do to you, because they did not know the Father, nor Me.
Literal Standard 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
Cross References
John 8:19They said, therefore, to Him, “Where is Your father?” Jesus answered, “You have neither known Me nor My Father: if you had known Me, you had also known My Father.”
John 15:21but all these things will they do to you, because of My Name, because they have not known Him who sent Me;
John 17:3and this is the continuous life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Him whom You sent—Jesus Christ;
1 Corinthians 2:8which no one of the rulers of this age knew, for if they had known, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory;
2 Thessalonians 1:8in flaming fire, giving vengeance to those not knowing God, and to those not obeying the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ,
1 Timothy 1:13who before was speaking slander, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did [it] in 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 →