Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
I have told you all this, to keep you from being repelled.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"I have told you this to keep you from falling away.
A Conservative Version
I have spoken these things to you, so that ye may not be caused to stumble.
American Standard Version
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be caused to stumble.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
[Jesus continued], "I have told you these things so that you men would not fall away [i.e., from the faith].
Anderson New Testament
These things have I spoken to you, that you may not be ensnared.
Bible in Basic English
I have said these things to you so that you may not be in doubt.
Common New Testament
"I have said all this to you so that you will not go astray.
Daniel Mace New Testament
I have told you these things that ye may not be discouraged.
Darby Translation
These things I have spoken unto you that ye may not be offended.
Godbey New Testament
I have spoken these things to you, that you may not be offended.
Goodspeed New Testament
"I have told you this to keep you from faltering.
John Wesley New Testament
I have told you these things, that ye may not be offended. They will put you out of the synagogues;
Julia Smith Translation
These have I spoken, that ye should not be offended.
King James 2000
These things have I spoken unto you, that you should not be offended.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"I have said these [things] to you so that you will not fall away.
Modern King James verseion
I have spoken these things to you so that you should not be offended.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
These things have I said unto you because ye should not be offended.
Montgomery New Testament
"I have told you all this so that you may not stumble.
NET Bible
"I have told you all these things so that you will not fall away.
New Heart English Bible
"I have said all these things to you so that you may be kept from stumbling.
Noyes New Testament
These things have I spoken to you, that ye may not fall away.
Sawyer New Testament
These things I have said to you, that you may not be offended.
The Emphasized Bible
These things, have I spoken unto you, that ye may not be caused to stumble:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
THESE things have I spoken, that ye might not be stumbled.
Twentieth Century New Testament
I have spoken to you in this way so that you may not falter.
Webster
These things have I spoken to you, that ye should not be offended.
Weymouth New Testament
"These things I have spoken to you in order to clear stumbling-blocks out of your path.
Williams New Testament
"I have told you these things to keep you from falling over stumbling blocks.
World English Bible
"These things have I spoken to you, so that you wouldn't be caused to stumble.
Worrell New Testament
"These things have I spoken to you, that ye be not made to stumble.
Worsley New Testament
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye may not be offended:
Youngs Literal Translation
'These things I have spoken to you, that ye may not be stumbled,
Themes
Holy spirit » What the holy spirit does
Holy spirit » The holy spirit being sent by God
Offence » Saints warned against taking
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in John 16:1
Images John 16:1
Prayers for John 16:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Coming Testimony And Rejection
1 I have told you all this, to keep you from being repelled. 2 They will excommunicate you; indeed the time is coming when anyone who kills you will imagine he is performing a service to God.
Cross References
Matthew 11:6
And blessed is he who is repelled by nothing in me!"
Matthew 13:21
he has no root in himself, he does not last, but when the word brings trouble or persecution he is at once repelled.
Matthew 26:31-33
Then Jesus said to them, "You will all be disconcerted over me to-night, for it is written, I will strike at the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.
John 15:18-27
If the world hates you, remember it hated me first.
John 16:4
I have told you all this, so that when the time for it arrives, you may remember what I said to you. I did not tell you about this at the beginning, because I was with you then;
Romans 14:21
the right course is to abstain from flesh or wine or indeed anything that your brother feels to be a stumbling-block.
Philippians 1:10
so that you may be transparent and no harm to anyone in view of the day of Christ,
1 Peter 2:8
a stone over which men stumble and a rock of offence; they stumble over it in their disobedience to God's word. Such is their appointed doom.
Matthew 13:57
So they were repelled by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet never goes without honour except in his native place and in his home."
Matthew 24:10
And many will be repelled then, they will betray one another and hate one another.
John 15:11
I have told you this, that my joy may be within you and your joy complete.