John 16:4 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) 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]. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But I have told you these things now, so that when they occur you will remember that I told you of them. I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible But I have said these things to you so that when their time comes, you will remember that I told you about them. “I didn’t say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. Catholic Public Domain Version But these things I have spoken to you, so that, when the hour for these things will have arrived, you may remember that I told you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But these things I have told you, that when the hour shall come, you may remember that I told you of them. |