John 16:2

New Century Version

People will put you out of their synagogues. Yes, the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are offering service to God.

Cross References

Isaiah 65:5

But they tell others, ‘Stay away, and don’t come near me. I am too holy for you.’ These people are like smoke in my nose. Like a fire that burns all the time, they continue to make me angry.

Isaiah 66:5

You people who obey the words of the Lord, listen to what he says: “Your brothers hated you and turned against you because you followed me. Your brothers said, ‘Let the Lord be honored so we may see you rejoice,’ but they will be punished.

Daniel 11:33

“Those who are wise will help the others understand what is happening. But they will be killed with swords, or burned, or taken captive, or robbed of their homes and possessions. These things will continue for many days.

Matthew 10:28

Don’t be afraid of people, who can kill the body but cannot kill the soul. The only one you should fear is the one who can destroy the soul and the body in hell.

Matthew 24:9

“Then people will arrest you, hand you over to be hurt, and kill you. They will hate you because you believe in me.

Luke 6:22

“People will hate you, shut you out, insult you, and say you are evil because you follow the Son of Man. But when they do, you will be blessed.

John 12:42

But many believed in Jesus, even many of the leaders. But because of the Pharisees, they did not say they believed in him for fear they would be put out of the synagogue.

John 16:25

“I have told you these things indirectly in stories. But the time will come when I will not use stories like that to tell you things; I will speak to you in plain words about the Father.

John 16:32

Listen to me; a time is coming when you will be scattered, each to your own home. That time is now here. You will leave me alone, but I am never really alone, because the Father is with me.

John 4:21

Jesus said, “Believe me, woman. The time is coming when neither in Jerusalem nor on this mountain will you actually worship the Father.

John 4:23

The time is coming when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, and that time is here already. You see, the Father too is actively seeking such people to worship him.

John 9:22

His parents said this because they were afraid of the elders, who had already decided that anyone who said Jesus was the Christ would be avoided.

John 9:34

They answered, “You were born full of sin! Are you trying to teach us?” And they threw him out.

Acts 5:33

When the leaders heard this, they became angry and wanted to kill them.

Acts 7:56

He said, “Look! I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at God’s right side.”

1 Corinthians 4:13

When they tell evil lies about us, we speak nice words about them. Even today, we are treated as though we were the garbage of the world—the filth of the earth.

Philippians 3:6

I was so enthusiastic I tried to hurt the church. No one could find fault with the way I obeyed the law of Moses.

Revelation 6:9

When the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been killed because they were faithful to the word of God and to the message they had received.

Judges 6:30

So they said to Joash, “Bring your son out. He has pulled down the altar of Baal and cut down the Asherah idol beside it. He must die!”