John 16:4
But these things have I spoken unto you, that when their hour is come, ye may remember them, how that I told you. And these things I said not unto you from the beginning, because I was with you.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
3And these things will they do, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
5But now I go unto him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
Cross References
Isaiah 41:22Let them bring them forth, and declare unto us what shall happen: declare ye the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or shew us things for to come.
Matthew 10:7And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Mark 2:19And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
Luke 21:12But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake.
John 14:29And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe.
Acts 9:16for I will shew him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.
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 →