John 16:2
They will throw you out of the synagogues. But the hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think that he is offering a service to God.
Unlocked Literal Bible
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In Context
1“I have spoken these things to you so that you will not fall away.
3They will do these things because they have not known the Father nor me.
Cross References
Isaiah 65:5They say, 'Stand away, do not come near to me, for I am holier than you.' 1 These things are smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all day long. 1
Matthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul. Instead, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Luke 6:22Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
John 9:22His parents said these things, because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already agreed that if anyone would confess him to be the Christ, he would be thrown out of the synagogue.
John 12:42But despite that, many of the rulers believed in Jesus; but because of the Pharisees, they did not admit it so that they would not be banned from the synagogue.
Acts 6:13They brought false witnesses, who said, “This man does not stop speaking words against this holy place and the law.
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 →