John 16:3 “They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me…”

John 16:3

They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

World English Bible

They will do these things because they have not known the Father nor me.

American Standard Version

And these things will they do, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

Geneva Bible 1599

And these things will they doe vnto you, because they haue not knowen ye Father, nor me.

Darby Translation

and these things they will do because they have not known the Father nor me.

Young's Literal Translation

and these things they will do to you, because they did not know the Father, nor me.

Bible in Basic English

They will do these things to you because they have not had knowledge of the Father or of me.

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Cross references

“because”

John 15:21 John 17:25 John 8:19 John 8:55 2 Thessalonians 1:8 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12

John 15:21 · BSB

But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.

John 17:25 · BSB

Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.

John 8:19 · BSB

“Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”

John 8:55 · BSB

You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.

2 Thessalonians 1:8 · BSB

in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

2 Thessalonians 2:10–12 · BSB

and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2They 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.

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.

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