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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 16:3

John 16:3. And these things will they do These cruelties will they exercise upon you, not because ye have done them any harm; but because they have not known the Father nor me Which, if they had done, instead of injuring me, and exercising such inhumanities toward you, my apostles, they would have received us with the greatest affection and gratitude. Here we have the true root of persecution in all its forms; it is ignorance of God and of Christ, and of the real nature of Christianity:... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 16:1-15

146. Work of the Holy Spirit (John 16:1-15)As long as Jesus had been with his disciples, the full force of people’s opposition had been directed at him, not at them. Now that he was about to leave them, he warned them that this hatred would be turned on them (John 16:1-4). However, because of their grief concerning his coming departure, they scarcely understood his warning. Nor could they see the joy that lay before him in being reunited with his Father (John 16:5-6).When Jesus departed, the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 16:3

unto you . All the texts omit. have not known = knew not (Aor.), not . Greek. ou. App-105 . known . App-132 . the Father . See p. 1511. nor . Greek. oude . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 16:3

And these things will they do, because they have not known the Father, nor me.The world's hatred of truth derives primarily from ignorance; but it is not an excusable ignorance.(The world's ignorance) is rather a part of their sin, but a part which accounts for the rest. That when light came into the world, they loved darkness rather than light (John 3:19), was in a high degree sinful.[5]Lipscomb said of this:It is but another way of saying that there is an eternal and uncompromising enmity on... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 16:3

John 16:3. And these things will they do, &c.— "And these immoral and pernicious principles and practices will they embrace and execute against you as my disciples, because through the wilful blindness and hardness of their hearts, they do not know, so as to believe and love, either my Father or me." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 16:3

1-5. These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended—both the warnings and the encouragements just given. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:1-4

The reason for this Revelation 16:1-4Jesus introduced this teaching by explaining further why He was telling His disciples these things. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:1-24

7. The clarification of the future 16:1-24Jesus proceeded to review things that He had just told His disciples, but He now gave them more information. Particularly the ministry of the Holy Spirit is the subject of this section of the discourse, though Jesus also clarified other matters about which He had spoken, namely: the new relations arising from His departure.Jesus’ method of teaching in the Upper Room Discourse was not to give a thorough explanation of one subject, then a thorough... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:3

The opponents of the disciples would do these things because they had not come to know the Father or the Son. Theirs would be a sin of culpable ignorance. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 16:1-33

The Resurrection and Ascension of Christ Will Prove the Disciples’ Comfort in Time of Persecution1-6. The Persecution of the Apostles predicted. This section repeats many of the ideas of the previous chapter (see John 15:18-24). The reason of the anticipated persecution is ’because they (the persecutors) have not known the Father nor Me’ (John 16:3); i.e. because they have mistaken the character of the service which the Father requires of them. They think that He requires strict observance of... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 16:3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 16:1-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 16:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 16:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 16:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 16:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:1-4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:1-24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 16:3

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 16:1-33

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