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John 16:1
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"I'm telling you these things so you don't get pitched off into the cactus and lose your faith.
"These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from stumbling.
"These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from stumbling.
I have said these things to you so that you may not be in doubt.
These things I have spoken unto you that ye may not be offended.
"These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble.
"I have told you these things to keep you from stumbling.
"These things have I spoken to you, so that you wouldn't be caused to stumble.
I have told you these things, that ye may not be offended. They will put you out of the synagogues;
"These things I have spoken to you in order to clear stumbling-blocks out of your path.
These things haue I spoken vnto you, that yee should not be offended.
I have spoken these things to you so that you may not be offended.
These thinges haue I sayde vnto you, that ye shulde not be offended.
I have told you these things that ye may not be discouraged.
"I've told you these things to prepare you for rough times ahead. They are going to throw you out of the meeting places. There will even come a time when anyone who kills you will think he's doing God a favor. They will do these things because they never really understood the Father. I've told you these things so that when the time comes and they start in on you, you'll be well-warned and ready for them. "I didn't tell you this earlier because I was with you every day. But now I am on my way to the One who sent me. Not one of you has asked, ‘Where are you going?' Instead, the longer I've talked, the sadder you've become. So let me say it again, this truth: It's better for you that I leave. If I don't leave, the Friend won't come. But if I go, I'll send him to you. "When he comes, he'll expose the error of the godless world's view of sin, righteousness, and judgment: He'll show them that their refusal to believe in me is their basic sin; that righteousness comes from above, where I am with the Father, out of their sight and control; that judgment takes place as the ruler of this godless world is brought to trial and convicted. "I still have many things to tell you, but you can't handle them now. But when the Friend comes, the Spirit of the Truth, he will take you by the hand and guide you into all the truth there is. He won't draw attention to himself, but will make sense out of what is about to happen and, indeed, out of all that I have done and said. He will honor me; he will take from me and deliver it to you. Everything the Father has is also mine. That is why I've said, ‘He takes from me and delivers to you.' "In a day or so you're not going to see me, but then in another day or so you will see me." That stirred up a hornet's nest of questions among the disciples: "What's he talking about: ‘In a day or so you're not going to see me, but then in another day or so you will see me'? And, ‘Because I'm on my way to the Father'? What is this ‘day or so'? We don't know what he's talking about." Jesus knew they were dying to ask him what he meant, so he said, "Are you trying to figure out among yourselves what I meant when I said, ‘In a day or so you're not going to see me, but then in another day or so you will see me'? Then fix this firmly in your minds: You're going to be in deep mourning while the godless world throws a party. You'll be sad, very sad, but your sadness will develop into gladness. "When a woman gives birth, she has a hard time, there's no getting around it. But when the baby is born, there is joy in the birth. This new life in the world wipes out memory of the pain. The sadness you have right now is similar to that pain, but the coming joy is also similar. When I see you again, you'll be full of joy, and it will be a joy no one can rob from you. You'll no longer be so full of questions. "This is what I want you to do: Ask the Father for whatever is in keeping with the things I've revealed to you. Ask in my name, according to my will, and he'll most certainly give it to you. Your joy will be a river overflowing its banks! "I've used figures of speech in telling you these things. Soon I'll drop the figures and tell you about the Father in plain language. Then you can make your requests directly to him in relation to this life I've revealed to you. I won't continue making requests of the Father on your behalf. I won't need to. Because you've gone out on a limb, committed yourselves to love and trust in me, believing I came directly from the Father, the Father loves you directly. First, I left the Father and arrived in the world; now I leave the world and travel to the Father." His disciples said, "Finally! You're giving it to us straight, in plain talk—no more figures of speech. Now we know that you know everything—it all comes together in you. You won't have to put up with our questions anymore. We're convinced you came from God." Jesus answered them, "Do you finally believe? In fact, you're about to make a run for it—saving your own skins and abandoning me. But I'm not abandoned. The Father is with me. I've told you all this so that trusting me, you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at peace. In this godless world you will continue to experience difficulties. But take heart! I've conquered the world."
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be caused to stumble.
"I have said all this to you to keep you from falling away.
These thinges have I sayde vnto you because ye shuld not be offended.
These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be caused to stumble.
These things have I spoken to you, that ye should not be offended.
`These things I have spoken to you, that ye may not be stumbled,
"I have told you these things to keep you from giving up.
"I have told you all these things so that you will not fall away.
I am telling you this to keep you from being afraid.
"I have told you these things so that you won't be caught by surprise.
"I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away.
These thinges haue I saide vnto you, that ye should not be offended.
I HAVE spoken these things to you, so that you may not stumble.
"These things have I spoken to you, so that you wouldn't be caused to stumble.
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These have I spoken with you, that you may not be offended.
These things have I said to you, that ye may not be stumbled.
"I have told you these things so that you won't abandon your faith.
"I have told you these things so you will not be ashamed of Me and leave Me.
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be made to stumble.
I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.
"I have said these things to you to keep you from stumbling.
These things, have I spoken unto you, that ye may not be caused to stumble:
These things have I spoken to you things have I spoken to you that you may not be scandalized.
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
"I have said these things to you so that you will not fall away.
These thynges haue I sayde vnto you, because ye shoulde not be offended.
"I have told you all this so that you won't lose your faith when you face troubles.
"These things I have spoken to you so that you will not be led into sin.
"I have told you this, so that you will not give up your faith.
These thingis Y haue spokun to you, that ye be not sclaundrid.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
John 16:4, John 15:11, Matthew 11:6, Matthew 13:21, Matthew 13:57, Matthew 24:10, Matthew 26:31-33, Romans 14:21, Philippians 1:10, 1 Peter 2:8
Reciprocal: Matthew 10:27 - I tell Matthew 24:25 - General Mark 13:23 - behold Mark 14:27 - All Luke 18:34 - General John 14:25 - have John 16:17 - said Acts 9:16 - I will Acts 14:22 - we 1 Thessalonians 3:4 - we told
Cross-References
But Sarai was barren; she did not have a child.
Therefore Pharaoh treated Abram well for her sake; he acquired sheep, oxen, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.
So Sarai said to Abram, "See here, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. I am asking you to go in to [the bed of] my maid [so that she may bear you a child]; perhaps I will obtain children by her." And Abram listened to Sarai and did as she said.
After Abram had lived in the land of Canaan ten years, Abram's wife Sarai took Hagar the Egyptian [maid], and gave her to her husband Abram to be his [secondary] wife.
The Angel of the LORD said to her, "Go back to your mistress, and submit humbly to her authority."
Then the Angel of the LORD said to her, "I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be too many to count."
God said to Abraham, "Do not let it distress you because of Ishmael and your maid; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her and do what she asks, for your descendants will be named through Isaac.
He lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was unable to conceive children; and the LORD granted his prayer and Rebekah his wife conceived [twins].
And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was infertile and had no children.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
These things have I spoken unto you,.... Concerning the world's hatred and persecution of them, and the little regard they would show to their doctrine: these things Christ thought, proper to give them notice of before hand, that expecting them, they might be prepared for them, and be fortified against them;
that, says he,
ye should not be offended: his view in speaking of them, was not to discourage them, but to prevent their stumbling at them, and falling by them. Hardships coming upon persons at unawares, bear the harder upon their spirits, and they are more apt to take offence at them and be impatient under them, which is prevented by previous intimation: had Christ said nothing of these things that should befall his disciples, they might have surprised them, and have been a stumbling to them; and might have tempted them to have relinquished their profession of him, and dropped their ministerial work; whereas being apprized of them before hand, they were not so shocking to them. This shows the tender concern of Christ for his disciples, how careful he was to remove, every occasion of stumbling, or what might be matter of offence to them; and may teach us to act in such like manner towards one another, in this, or any other case.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
These things - The things spoken in the two previous chapters, promising them divine aid and directing them in the path of duty.
Be offended - For the meaning of the word offend, see the notes at Matthew 5:29. It means here the same as to stumble or fall - that is, to apostatize. He proceeds immediately to tell them, what he had often apprised them of, that they would be subject to great persecutions and trials. He was also himself about to be removed by death. They were to go into an unfriendly world. All these things were in themselves greatly fitted to shake their faith, and to expose them to the danger of apostasy. Compare Luke 24:21. If they had not been apprised of this, if they had not known why Jesus was about to die, and if they had not been encouraged with the promised aid of the Holy Spirit, they would have sunk under these trials, and forsaken him and his cause. And we may learn hence:
1.That if Christians were left to themselves they would fall away and perish.
2.That God affords means and helps beforehand to keep them in the path of duty.
3.That the instructions of the Bible and the help of the Holy Spirit are all granted to keep them from apostasy.
4.That Jesus beforehand secured the fidelity and made certain the continuance in faith of his apostles, seeing all their dangers and knowing all their enemies. And, in like manner, we should be persuaded that “he is able to keep that which we commit to him against that day,” 2 Timothy 1:12.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XVI.
Christ warns his disciples, and foretells the persecutions
they should receive from the Jews, 1-4.
Foretells his death, and promises them the Comforter, 5-7.
Points out his operations among the Jews, and in the world,
8-11.
His peculiar influences on the souls of the disciples, 12-15.
Speaks figuratively of his death and resurrection, at which his
disciples are puzzled, 16-18.
He explains and illustrates the whole by a similitude, 19-22.
Shows himself to be the Mediator between God and man, and that
all prayers must be put up in his name, 23-28.
The disciples clearly comprehend his meaning and express their
strong faith in him, 29, 30.
He again foretells their persecution, and promises them his
peace and support, 31-33.
NOTES ON CHAP. XVI.
Verse John 16:1. These things have I spoken — Particularly what is mentioned in the two last chapters.
Be offended. — Ἱνα μη σκανδαλισθητε, That ye should not be stumbled. May not fall away from the faith, nor receive any injury to your souls, as that man does to his body who stumbles, or falls over a stone, or block, in the way which he has not discovered.
