John 16:12
I have still much to say to you, but you are not strong enough for it now.
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- Mark 4:33 : 33 And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:
- John 14:30 : 30 After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;
- John 15:15 : 15 No longer do I give you the name of servants; because a servant is without knowledge of what his master is doing: I give you the name of friends, because I have given you knowledge of all the things which my Father has said to me.
- Acts 1:3 : 3 And to whom he gave clear and certain signs that he was living, after his death; for he was seen by them for forty days, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God:
- 1 Cor 3:1-2 : 1 And the teaching I gave you, my brothers, was such as I was able to give, not to those who have the Spirit, but to those who are still in the flesh, even to children in Christ. 2 I gave you milk and not meat, because you were, then, unable to take it, and even now you are not able;
- Heb 5:11-14 : 11 Of whom we have much to say which it is hard to make clear, because you are slow of hearing. 12 And though by this time it would be right for you to be teachers, you still have need of someone to give you teaching about the first simple rules of God's revelation; you have become like babies who have need of milk, and not of solid food. 13 For everyone who takes milk is without experience of the word of righteousness: he is a child. 14 But solid food is for men of full growth, even for those whose senses are trained by use to see what is good and what is evil.
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- John 16:13-208 verses78%
13 However, when he, the Spirit of true knowledge, has come, he will be your guide into all true knowledge: for his words will not come from himself, but whatever has come to his hearing, that he will say: and he will make clear to you the things to come.
14 He will give me glory, because he will take of what is mine, and make it clear to you.
15 Everything which the Father has is mine: that is why I say, He will take of what is mine and will make it clear to you.
16 After a little time you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me.
17 So some of the disciples said one to another, What is this he is saying, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me? and, I am going to the Father?
18 So they said again and again, What is this he is saying, A little time? His words are not clear to us.
19 Jesus saw that they had a desire to put the question to him, so he said to them, Is this what you are questioning one with another, why I said, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me?
20 Truly I say to you, You will be weeping and sorrowing, but the world will be glad: you will be sad, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
- John 16:3-86 verses77%
3 They will do these things to you because they have not had knowledge of the Father or of me.
4 I have said these things to you so that when the time comes, what I have said may come to your mind. I did not say them to you at the first, because then I was still with you.
5 But now I am going to him who sent me; and not one of you says to me, Where are you going?
6 But your hearts are full of sorrow because I have said these things.
7 But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
8 And he, when he comes, will make the world conscious of sin, and of righteousness, and of being judged:
- John 14:25-262 verses77%
25 I have said all this to you while I am still with you.
26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will be your teacher in all things and will put you in mind of everything I have said to you.
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26 I have much to say about you and against you: but he who sent me is true and what he has said to me I say to the world.
- John 16:25-262 verses76%
25 All this I have said to you in veiled language: but the time is coming when I will no longer say things in veiled language but will give you knowledge of the Father clearly.
26 In that day you will make requests in my name: and I do not say that I will make prayer to the Father for you,
- John 16:10-112 verses74%
10 Of righteousness, because I go to the Father and you will see me no more;
11 Of being judged, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
- John 14:16-205 verses74%
16 And I will make prayer to the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you for ever,
17 Even the Spirit of true knowledge. That Spirit the world is not able to take to its heart because it sees him not and has no knowledge of him: but you have knowledge of him, because he is ever with you and will be in you.
18 I will not let you be without a friend: I am coming to you.
19 A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living.
20 At that time it will be clear to you that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I in you.
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33 My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.
- John 14:28-303 verses73%
28 Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.
29 And now I have given you word of it before it comes, so that, when it comes, you may have faith.
30 After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;
- John 3:11-122 verses72%
11 Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; and you do not take our witness to be true.
12 If you have no belief when my words are about the things of earth, how will you have belief if my words are about the things of heaven?
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22 So you have sorrow now: but I will see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and no one will take away your joy.
- John 15:26-272 verses72%
26 When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me;
27 And you, in addition, will give witness because you have been with me from the first.
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1 I have said these things to you so that you may not be in doubt.
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36 Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus said in answer, Where I am going you may not come with me now, but you will come later.
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12 For the Holy Spirit will make clear to you in that very hour what to say.
- John 8:21-222 verses70%
21 Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.
22 So the Jews said, Will he take his life? Is that why he says, Where I go it is not possible for you to come?
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34 You will be looking for me, and you will not see me: and where I am you may not come.
- John 16:32-332 verses69%
32 See, a time is coming, yes, it is now here, when you will go away in all directions, every man to his house, and I will be by myself: but I am not by myself, because the Father is with me.
33 I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.
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13 And now I come to you; and these things I say in the world so that they may have my joy complete in them.
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2 I gave you milk and not meat, because you were, then, unable to take it, and even now you are not able;
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60 Then, hearing this, a number of his disciples said, This is a hard saying; who is able to take in such teaching?
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36 What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?
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29 His disciples said, Now you are talking clearly and not in veiled language.
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4 Be in me at all times as I am in you. As the branch is not able to give fruit of itself, if it is not still on the vine, so you are not able to do so if you are not in me.
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13 I had much to say to you, but it is not my purpose to put it all down with ink and pen: