John 16:1

John 16:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
• New International Version (NIV)“All this I have told you so that you will not fall away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble.

Context of John 16:1

“I have told you these things so that you won’t abandon your faith. 2For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God. 3This is because they have never known the Father or me.

John 16:1 word by word

Ταῦτα λελάληκα ὑμῖν, ἵνα μὴ σκανδαλισθῆτε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• These thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• have I spokenλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ye shouldσκανδαλίζωskandalizō · to cause to stumbleG4624
• notμήmē · notG3361

Cross-references for John 16:1

• John 16:4Yes, I’m telling you these things now, so that when they happen, you will remember my warning. I didn’t tell you earlier because I was going to be with you for a while longer.
• John 15:11I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!
• Matthew 11:6And he added, “God blesses those who do not fall away because of me.”
• Matthew 13:21But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word.
• Matthew 24:10And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other.
• Matthew 26:31On the way, Jesus told them, “Tonight all of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say, ‘God will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
• Romans 14:21It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else if it might cause another believer to stumble.
• Philippians 1:10For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return.
• 1 Peter 2:8And, “He is the stone that makes people stumble, the rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they do not obey God’s word, and so they meet the fate that was planned for them.

Commentaries on John 16:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1These things have I spoken - Particularly what is mentioned in the two last chapters. Be offended - ̔ , 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1These 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Persecution foretold. (1-6) The promise of the Holy Spirit, and his office. (7-15) Christ's departure and return. (16-22) Encouragement to prayer. (23-27) Christ's discoveries of himself. (28-33) Verses 1-6 Our Lord Jesus, by giving his disciples notice of trouble, designed that the terror might not be a surprise to them. It is possible for those who are real enemies to God's service, to pretend zeal for it. This does not lessen the sin of the…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 16:1

• Persecution
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

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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