John 15:26-16:4
English Standard Version
26 “But (A)when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, (B)he will bear witness about me. 27 And (C)you also will bear witness, (D)because you have been with me (E)from the beginning.
16 “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. 2 (F)They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, (G)the hour is coming when (H)whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. 3 And they will do these things (I)because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But (J)I have said these things to you, that when (K)their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you.
The Work of the Holy Spirit
“I did not say these things to you from the beginning, (L)because I was with you.
John 15:26-16:4
Lexham English Bible
26 “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father—that one will testify about me. 27 And you also will testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.
Persecution of Disciples Predicted
16 “I have said these things to you so that you will not fall away. 2 They will expel you from the synagogue,[a] but an hour is coming that everyone who kills you will think they are offering service to God. 3 And they will do these things because they do not know the Father or me. 4 But I have said these things to you so that when their hour comes, you may remember that I told you about them.
Jesus’ Departure and the Coming of the Holy Spirit
“And I have not said these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you.
Footnotes
- John 16:2 Literally “they will make you expelled from the synagogue”
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