John 16:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.

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  • Mark 4:33 : 33 And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
  • John 14:30 : 30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world is coming, and he has nothing in me.
  • John 15:15 : 15 From now on I call you not servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.
  • Acts 1:3 : 3 To whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many convincing proofs, being seen by them for forty days and speaking of things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
  • 1 Cor 3:1-2 : 1 And I, brothers, could not speak to you as to spiritual, but as to carnal, even as to infants in Christ. 2 I have fed you with milk, and not with solid food: for until now you were not able to bear it, neither yet now are you able.
  • Heb 5:11-14 : 11 Of whom we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God; you have come to need milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby. 14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

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  • John 16:13-20
    8 verses
    78%

    13 However, when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth: for he will not speak on his own; but whatever he hears, he will speak: and he will show you things to come.

    14 He will glorify me: for he will take of what is mine, and will show it to you.

    15 All things that the Father has are mine: therefore, I said he will take of mine, and show it to you.

    16 In a little while you will not see me: and again, in a little while, you will see me, because I go to the Father.

    17 Then some of his disciples said among themselves, 'What is this that he says to us, A little while, and you will not see me: and again, a little while, and you will see me: and, Because I go to the Father?'

    18 They said therefore, 'What is this that he says, A little while? We do not understand what he is saying.'

    19 Now Jesus knew they wanted to ask him and said to them, 'Are you inquiring among yourselves about what I said, A little while, and you will not see me: and again, a little while, and you will see me?'

    20 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice: and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

  • John 16:3-8
    6 verses
    77%

    3 And they will do these things to you because they have not known the Father, nor me.

    4 But I have told you these things, so when the time comes, you may remember I told you about them. I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you.

    5 But now I go to Him who sent me, and none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'

    6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

    7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth; it is beneficial for you that I go away: for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I leave, I will send him to you.

    8 And when he has come, he will convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment:

  • John 14:25-26
    2 verses
    77%

    25 These things I have spoken to you while being present with you.

    26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I have said to you.

  • John 8:26
    76%

    26 I have many things to say and to judge concerning you: but he who sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard from him.

  • John 16:25-26
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    76%

    25 I have spoken these things to you in proverbs: but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in proverbs, but I will show you plainly about the Father.

    26 In that day you will ask in my name: and I do not say to you that I will pray the Father for you:

  • John 16:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father and you see me no more;

    11 Of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

  • John 14:16-20
    5 verses
    74%

    16 And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Helper, that he may abide with you forever;

    17 The Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him: but you know him; for he dwells with you and will be in you.

    18 I will not leave you as orphans: I will come to you.

    19 Yet a little while, and the world sees me no more; but you see me: because I live, you will live also.

    20 At that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.

  • John 13:33
    73%

    33 Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will seek me; and as I said to the Jews, Where I am going, you cannot come, so now I say to you.

  • John 14:28-30
    3 verses
    73%

    28 You have heard me say to you, I am going away and coming back to you. If you loved me, you would rejoice because I said, I am going to the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

    29 And now I have told you before it comes to pass, that when it does come to pass, you might believe.

    30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world is coming, and he has nothing in me.

  • John 3:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak what we know and testify what we have seen, and you do not receive our witness.

    12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

  • John 16:22
    72%

    22 And now you have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.

  • John 15:26-27
    2 verses
    72%

    26 But when the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He shall testify of me.

    27 And you also shall bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.

  • John 16:1
    71%

    1 I have spoken these things to you so that you may not be offended.

  • John 13:36
    70%

    36 Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus answered him, Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you shall follow me afterward.

  • Luke 12:12
    70%

    12 For the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that same hour what you ought to say.

  • John 8:21-22
    2 verses
    70%

    21 Then Jesus said again to them, I go my way, and you shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: where I go, you cannot come.

    22 Then the Jews said, Will he kill himself? because he says, Where I go, you cannot come.

  • John 7:34
    69%

    34 You will seek me and not find me, and where I am, you cannot come.

  • John 16:32-33
    2 verses
    69%

    32 Behold, the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, each to his own, and leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

    33 I have spoken these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world, you will have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

  • John 17:13
    69%

    13 And now I come to you; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

  • 1 Cor 3:2
    69%

    2 I have fed you with milk, and not with solid food: for until now you were not able to bear it, neither yet now are you able.

  • John 6:60
    69%

    60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can understand it?

  • John 7:36
    69%

    36 What does he mean by saying, You will seek me and not find me, and where I am, you cannot come?

  • John 16:29
    68%

    29 His disciples said to him, 'Look, now you are speaking plainly and not using any proverb.'

  • John 15:4
    68%

    4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, no more can you, unless you abide in me.

  • 3 John 1:13
    68%

    13 I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write to you: