John 16:3
And these things will they do, because they have not known either my Father, or me.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 say to him: Where is thy Father? Jesus replied, and said to them: Ye neither know me nor my Father. If ye had known me, ye would also have known my Father.
John 15:21But all these things will they do to you, on account of my name, because they know not him that sent me.
John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they may know thee, that thou art the only true God, and whom thou hast sent, Jesus Messiah.
1 Corinthians 2:8which no one of the potentates of this world knew; for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
2 Thessalonians 1:8when he will execute vengeance, with the burning of fire, on them that know not God, and on them that acknowledge not the gospel of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
1 Timothy 1:13me I say, who before was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and a reviler; but I obtained mercy, because I did it while ignorant and without faith.
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 →