John 16:1 (GNV)

Passage

These thinges haue I saide vnto you, that ye should not be offended.

Nearby Context

John 16:1 These thinges haue I saide vnto you, that ye should not be offended.

John 16:2 They shall excommunicate you: yea, the time shall come, that whosoeuer killeth you, will thinke that he doeth God seruice.

John 16:3 And these things will they doe vnto you, because they haue not knowen ye Father, nor me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thinges", "haue", "saide", "vnto", "should", and "offended". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thinges" and "haue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "They shall excommunicate you yea the time...", so "thinges" and "haue" should be read forward into that movement. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thinges" and "haue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.