John 16:4
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New International Version (©1984)
I have told you this, so that when the time comes you will remember that I warned you. I did not tell you this at first because I was with you.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"But these things I have spoken to you, so that when their hour comes, you may remember that I told you of them. These things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

International Standard Version (©2008)
But I have told you this so that when the time comes you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you this in the beginning, because I was still with you."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
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.

King James Bible
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.

American King James Version
But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, you may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

American Standard Version
But these things have I spoken unto you, that when their hour is come, ye may remember them, how that I told you. And these things I said not unto you from the beginning, because I was with you.

Bible in Basic English
I have said these things to you so that when the time comes, what I have said may come to your mind. I did not say them to you at the first, because then I was still with you.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But these things I have told you, that when the hour shall come, you may remember that I told you of them.

Darby Bible Translation
But I have spoken these things to you, that when their hour shall have come, ye may remember them, that I have said them unto you. But I did not say these things unto you from the beginning, because I was with you.

English Revised Version
But these things have I spoken unto you, that when their hour is come, ye may remember them, how that I told you. And these things I said not unto you from the beginning, because I was with you.

Webster's Bible Translation
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 to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

Weymouth New Testament
But I have spoken these things to you in order that when the time for their accomplishment comes you may remember them, and may recollect that I told you. I did not, however, tell you all this at first, because I was still with you.

World English Bible
But I have told you these things, so that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you about them. I didn't tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

Young's Literal Translation
But these things I have spoken to you, that when the hour may come, ye may remember them, that I said them to you, and these things to you from the beginning I did not say, because I was with you;

Geneva Study Bible

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.

People's New Testament

16:4 These things I said not unto you at the beginning. He had made his instructions as they were prepared to receive them, lesson by lesson.

Wesley's Notes

16:4 I did not tell you these things at the beginning, because I was with you - To bear the chief shock in my own person, and to screen you from it.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

4. these things I said not . at-from.

the beginning-He had said it pretty early (Lu 6:22), but not quite as in Joh 16:2.

because I was with you.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

16:1-6 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 persecutors; villanies will never be changed by putting the name of God to them. As Jesus in his sufferings, so his followers in theirs, should look to the fulfilling of Scripture. He did not tell them sooner, because he was with them to teach, guide, and comfort them; they needed not then this promise of the Holy Spirit's presence. It will silence us to ask, Whence troubles come? It will satisfy us to ask, Whither go they? for we know they work for good. It is the common fault and folly of melancholy Christians to look only on the dark side of the cloud, and to turn a deaf ear to the voice of joy and gladness. That which filled the disciples' hearts with sorrow, was too great affection for this present life. Nothing more hinders our joy in God, than the love of the world, and the sorrow of the world which comes from it.


Luke 1:2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word,
John 13:19 "From now on I am telling you before it comes to pass, so that when it does occur, you may believe that I am He. (NASB ©1995)

Accomplishment Beginning First Hour However Mind Order Recollect Remember Time Warned


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.

that when. 13:19 14:29 Isa 41:22,23 Mt 10:7 24:25 Mr 13:23 Lu 21:12,13 Ac 9:16 20:23,24 2Pe 1:14

because. 17:12,13 Mt 9:15 Mr 2:19

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