Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
But I've told you this, so that when the time comes you'll remember that I told you about them. I didn't tell you this in the beginning, because I was still with you."
A Conservative Version
But I have told you these things, so that when the hour comes, ye may remember that I told you of them. But I did not tell you these things from 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.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
But I have told you these things so that, when the time comes [for people to do such things], you will remember that I had warned you. I did not tell you them at the beginning [of my ministry] because I was with you [i.e., to protect you from persecution].
Anderson New Testament
But these things I have told you, that, when the time has come, you may remember that I told you of them. But these things I did not tell you at the beginning, because I was with you.
Common New Testament
But I have told you these things, that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them. "I did not say these things to you at the beginning, because I was with you.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember what I now tell you. I did not tell you so much at the beginning, because, I was then to be with you.
Darby 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.
Godbey New Testament
But I have spoken these things to you, that when the hour may come, you may remember them, that I did say them to you. But I said not these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you.
Goodspeed New Testament
But I have told you about these things in order that when the time comes for them to happen, you may remember that I told you of them. I did not tell you this at first because I was still staying with you.
John Wesley New Testament
But I have told you these things, that when the time shall come, ye may remember I told you them. I did not tell you these things at the beginning, because I was with you.
Julia Smith Translation
But these have I spoken to you, that when the hour should come, ye should remember them, for I said to you. And these I said not to you from the beginning, for I was with you.
King James 2000
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 unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But I have said these [things] to you so that when their hour comes, you may remember that I told you about them.
Modern King James verseion
But I have told you these things so that when the hour shall come you may remember that I told you of them. And I did not say these things to you at the beginning because I was with you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But these things have I told you: that when that hour is come, ye might remember then, that I told you so. These things said I not unto you at the beginning, because I was present with you.
Moffatt New Testament
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;
Montgomery New Testament
"But I have told you these things, that when the time comes you may remember that I told you about them, myself. I did not, however, speak of these things at first, because I was with you.
NET Bible
But I have told you these things so that when their time 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.
New Heart English Bible
But I have told you these things, so that when their hour comes, you may remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.
Noyes New Testament
But I have spoken these things to you, that, when the time cometh, ye may remember that I myself told you of them. But these things I told you not at the beginning, because I was with you.
Sawyer New Testament
But these things I have told you, that when the time comes you may remember that I told you of them. But I told you not these things at the beginning, because I was with you.
The Emphasized Bible
But, these things, have I told you, - That, whensoever their hour shall come, ye may remember, that, thereof, I told you. These things, however, I told you not, from the beginning, because I was, with you;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But these things have I spoken to you, that when the hour is come, ye may remember the same for I had told you. But these things I told you not at the beginning, because I was with you.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But I have spoken to you of these things that, when the time for them comes, you may remember that I told you about them myself.
Webster
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.
Williams New Testament
But I have told you these things that when the time does come, you may remember that I told you. I did not tell you these things at the start, because I was 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.
Worrell New Testament
But these things I have spoken to you, that, when their hour shall come, ye may remember them, that I told you. And these things I said not to you from the beginning, because I was with you.
Worsley New Testament
But I have told you these things, that when the time cometh, ye may remember that I told you of them. Though I did not tell you of them at the beginning, because I was with you.
Youngs 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;
Themes
Holy spirit » What the holy spirit does
Holy spirit » The holy spirit being sent by God
Persecution » Who shall face persecution
Topics
Interlinear
Tauta
ταῦτα
Tauta
these things, these, thus, that, these words, this, afterwards Trans,
Usage: 188
Humin
ὑμῖν
Humin
Usage: 293
Hina
ὅτι
Hoti
Usage: 764
De
References
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 16:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Coming Testimony And Rejection
3 They will do these things to you because they have not had knowledge of the Father or of me. 4 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. 5 But now I am going to him who sent me; and not one of you says to me, Where are you going?
Names
Cross References
John 13:19
From this time forward, I give you knowledge of things before they come about, so that when they come about you may have belief that I am he.
Matthew 9:15
And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of the newly-married man be sad as long as he is with them? But the days will come when he will be taken away from them, and then will they go without food.
John 14:29
And now I have given you word of it before it comes, so that, when it comes, you may have faith.
Isaiah 41:22-23
Let the future be made clear to us: give us news of the past things, so that we may give thought to them; or of the things to come, so that we may see if they are true.
Matthew 10:7
And, on your way, say, The kingdom of heaven is near.
Matthew 24:25
See, I have made it clear to you before it comes about.
Mark 2:19
And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of a newly-married man go without food while he is with them? as long as they have him with them they will not go without food.
Mark 13:23
But take care; see, I have made all things clear to you before the time.
Luke 21:12-13
But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name.
John 17:12-13
While I was with them I kept them safe in your name which you have given to me: I took care of them and not one of them has come to destruction, but only the son of destruction, so that the Writings might come true.
Acts 9:16
For I will make clear to him what troubles he will have to undergo for me.
Acts 20:23-24
Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me.
2 Peter 1:14
For I am conscious that in a short time I will have to put off this tent of flesh, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.