John 16:2
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time comes when whoever kills you will think that he is serving God.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
1These things have I spoken to you, that you should not stumble.
3And these things they will do to you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
Cross References
Matthew 10:28And do not fear those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Luke 6:22Blessed are you, when men hate you, and when they exclude you, and insult you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
John 9:22His parents said this because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man confessed him to be the Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.
John 12:42Nevertheless, even among the chief rulers, many believed in him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
Acts 6:13And they set up false witnesses, who said, This man does not cease to speak blasphemous 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 →