John 16:1

New International Reader's Version

“I have told you all this so that you will not turn away from the truth.

Cross References

Matthew 11:6

Blessed is anyone who does not give up their faith because of me.”

Matthew 13:21

But they have no roots. So they last only a short time. They quickly fall away from the faith when trouble or suffering comes because of the message.

Matthew 13:57

They were not pleased with him at all. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own town and in his own home.”

Matthew 24:10

At that time, many will turn away from their faith. They will hate each other. They will hand each other over to their enemies.

John 15:11

I have told you this so that you will have the same joy that I have. I also want your joy to be complete.

John 16:4

Why have I told you this? So that when their time comes, you will remember that I warned you about them. I didn’t tell you this from the beginning because I was with you.

Romans 14:21

Don’t eat meat if it causes your brother or sister to sin. Don’t drink wine or do anything else that will make them sin.

Philippians 1:10

Then you will be able to know what is best. Then you will be pure and without blame for the day that Christ returns.

1 Peter 2:8

And, “It is a stone that causes people to trip. It is a rock that makes them fall.” (Isaiah 8:14) They trip and fall because they do not obey the message. That is also what God planned for them.