John 16:2

John 16:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
• New International Version (NIV)They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.

Context of John 16:2

1“I have told you these things so that you will not fall away. They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. 3They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me. 4But I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

John 16:2 word by word

ἀποσυναγώγους ποιήσουσιν ὑμᾶς· ἀλλ᾽ ἔρχεται ὥρα ἵνα πᾶς ὁ ἀποκτείνας ὑμᾶς δόξῃ λατρείαν προσφέρειν τῷ θεῷ.Read the interlinear

• They will putποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• youσύsu · youG4771
• out of the synagoguesἀποσυνάγωγοςaposunagōgos · excommunicatedG656
• In factἀλλάalla · butG235
• a timeὥραhōra · hourG5610
• is comingἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• whenἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• anyoneπᾶςpas · allG3956
• whoὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• killsἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
• will thinkδοκέωdokeō · to thinkG1380
• he is offeringπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
• a serviceλατρείαlatreia · ministryG2999
• to Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for John 16:2

• John 9:22His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
• John 12:42Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.
• Luke 6:22Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
• 1 Corinthians 4:13when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.
• Isaiah 65:5They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.
• Matthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
• Matthew 24:9Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
• Acts 5:33When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.
• Acts 6:13where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
• Acts 7:56“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
• Acts 8:1And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
• Acts 9:1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
• Acts 22:3“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
• Acts 26:9So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
• Romans 10:2For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
• Galatians 1:13For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.

Commentaries on John 16:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2They shall put you out of the synagogues - They will excommunicate you, and consider you as execrable, and utterly unworthy to hold any commerce with God by religion; or with man by civil fellowship. See on John 9:22; (note). In these excommunications they were spoiled of all their substance, see Ezra 10:8, and see also Hebrews 10:34, and deprived of their character, their influence, and every necessary of life. Though the Jewish people had the most…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Out of the synagogues - See the notes at John 9:22. They would excommunicate them from their religious assemblies. This was often done. Compare Acts 6:13-14; Acts 9:23-24; Acts 17:5; Acts 21:27-31. Whosoever killeth you - This refers principally to the Jews. It is also true of the Gentiles, that in their persecution of Christians they supposed they were rendering acceptable service to their gods. God‘s service - The Jews who persecuted the apostles…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Jesus had described the coming conflicts so the disciples would not abandon their faith (literally be caused to stumble (15:18–25). The biggest challenge they would encounter was rejecting their faith in front of their opponents (see Matthew 23:34; Luke 6:22). This would especially be true during the difficult times ahead (see John 12:35; 1 John 2:9–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-331-5. These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended--both the warnings and the encouragements just given.Read the comment

Topics related to John 16:2

• Blindness
• Church
• Conscience
• Ignorance
• Persecution
• Synagogue
• Temptation
• Zeal, Religious

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• Conscience
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• Tribulation
• Atonement
• Comforter

Commentaries on John 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings