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John 16:1–2

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16“I have said these things to you to keep you from falling away.m* 2They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, an hour is coming when those who kill you will think that by doing so they are offering worship to God.*

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Footnotes

  1. mOr stumbling

Cross references

  1. *Mt 11:6; Jn 15:18–27
  2. *Isa 66:5; Jn 9:22; Acts 26:9, 10; Rev 6:9

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“All this I have told you so that you will not fall away. 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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“I have told you these things to keep you from stumbling. They will ban you from the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service to God.

NLTNew Living Translation

“I have told you these things so that you won’t abandon your faith. For 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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“I have said these things to you so that you will not fall away. They will expel you from the synagogue, but an hour is coming that everyone who kills you will think they are offering service to God.

KJV 1900King James Version

These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.