John 16:3

They will do these things because they have not known the Father nor me.

Unlocked Literal Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2They 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.

4I have spoken these things to you so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you about these things in the beginning, because I was with you.

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Cross References

John 8:19They said to him, “Where is your father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither me nor my Father; if you had known me, you would have known my Father also.”

John 15:21They will do all these things to you because of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.

John 17:3This is eternal life: That they know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 2:8None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had understood it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

2 Thessalonians 1:8In flaming fire he will take vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not respond to the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

1 Timothy 1:13I was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man. But I received mercy because I acted ignorantly 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 →

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