John 16:4

John 16:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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, because I was with you.
• New International Version (NIV)I have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember that I warned you about them. I did not tell you this from the beginning because I was with you,
• English Standard Version (ESV)But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you. "I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But these things I have told you, that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them. And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

Context of John 16:4

2You will be thrown out of synagogues. Certainly, the time is coming when people who murder you will think that they are serving God. 3They will do these things to you because they haven’t known the Father or me. But I’ve told you this so that when it happens you’ll remember what I’ve told you. I didn’t tell you this at first, because I was with you. 5“Now I’m going to the one who sent me. Yet, none of you asks me where I’m going. 6But because I’ve told you this, you’re filled with sadness.

John 16:4 word by word

ἀλλὰ ταῦτα λελάληκα ὑμῖν, ἵνα ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἡ ὥρα αὐτῶν, μνημονεύητε αὐτῶν ὅτι ἐγὼ εἶπον ὑμῖν. ταῦτα δὲ ὑμῖν ἐξ ἀρχῆς οὐκ εἶπον, ὅτι μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν ἤμην.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• have I toldλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• youσύsu · youG4771
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• the timeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the timeὥραhōra · hourG5610
• shall comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• ye may rememberμνημονεύωmnēmoneuō · to rememberG3421
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• toldλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• of themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• notοὐou · noG3756
• atἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the beginningἀρχήarchē · beginningG746
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• I wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326

Cross-references for John 16:4

• John 13:19I’m telling you now before it happens. Then, when it happens, you will believe that I am the one.
• John 14:29“I’m telling you this now before it happens. When it does happen, you will believe.
• Isaiah 41:22“Bring ⌞your idols⌟ so they can tell us what’s going to happen. Explain past events that your idols told you about so that we may consider them and know what their outcome will be. Tell us about future events.
• Matthew 10:7As you go, spread this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
• Matthew 24:25Listen! I’ve told you this before it happens.
• Mark 13:23Be on your guard! I have told you everything before it happens.
• Luke 21:12“Before all these things happen, people will arrest and persecute you. They will hand you over to their synagogues and put you into their prisons. They will drag you in front of kings and governors because of my name.
• Acts 9:16I’ll show him how much he has to suffer for the sake of my name.”
• Acts 20:23However, the Holy Spirit warns me in every city that imprisonment and suffering are waiting for me.
• 2 Peter 1:14I know that I will die soon. Our Lord Jesus Christ has made that clear to me.
• John 17:12While I was with them, I kept them safe by the power of your name, the name that you gave me. I watched over them, and none of them, except one person, became lost. So Scripture came true.
• Matthew 9:15Jesus replied, “Can wedding guests be sad while the groom is still with them? The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast.
• Mark 2:19Jesus replied, “Can wedding guests fast while the groom is still with them? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast.

Commentaries on John 16:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4At the beginning - I would not trouble you by speaking of these things pointedly at first, when I chose you to be my disciples, but have referred them to the present time, lest you should be discouraged; and now only declare them because it is absolutely necessary that you should be put upon your guard.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4These things - These things which are about to happen, John 16:1-2. He had foretold them that they would take place. Ye may remember … - By calling to mind that he had foretold these things they would perceive that he was omniscient, and would remember, also, the consolations which he had afforded them and the instructions which he had given them. Had these calamities come upon them without their having been foretold, their faith might have failed; they…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

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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