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|These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
|These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
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|I have said these things to you so that you would not stumble.
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|They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
|They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
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|They shall throw you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when everyone murdering you will think it is a service performed out of sacred duty to God.
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|And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
|And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
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|They shall do these things to you because they do not know the Father or Me.
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|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.
|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.
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|I have told you these things so that when the time comes for them to happen, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things before now because I was with you.
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|In the second sentence, the Greek literally says, "from the beginning" (where it reads "before now"). The meaning of this idiom is "at any time from the beginning up to now," thus, "before now" works perfectly and is more succinct.
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|But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
|But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
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|But now I am going to the one who sent me, and none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'
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|But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
|But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
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|Yet, because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts.
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|Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
|Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
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|However, I am telling you the truth. It is better for you that I go away, because if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I leave, I will send Him to you.
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|And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
|And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
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|And when He comes, He will expose the truth to the world concerning sin, righteousness and judgment.
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|ἐλέγχω can have three different meanings, depending on context: 1) to convict, to find guilty; 2) to punish, to rebuke, to admonish, to reprove; 3) to expose, to bring to light. (1) and (2) do not seem to fit with the explanations Jesus gives in the following three verses, thus I have chosen (3).
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|Of sin, because they believe not on me;
|Of sin, because they believe not on me;
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|On the one hand, concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;
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|Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
|Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
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|But on the other hand, concerning righteousness, because I am going to my Father and you do not see me any more;
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|Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
|Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
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|And also concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
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|These three explanations are structured within the strongest contrast possible in Greek, the "μεν....δε..." construction, which is often used to contrast complete opposites. Verse 9 contains μεν, and both verses 10 and 11 contain δε. What this means is that Jesus is saying the first thing is completely different, is the opposite, from the next two. This makes sense, as the first is a bad thing we should not do (sin), while the next two a good and a necessary thing that we should or must do (righteousness, judgment). This strong contrast is usually translated with the formula "on the one hand...on the other hand..." to demonstrate the strong contrast.
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==Chapter 17==
==Chapter 17==