John 16:1

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“I have told you all these things so that you will not fall away.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 13:21 : 21 But he has no root in himself and does not endure; when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.
  • Matt 26:31-33 : 31 The Prediction of Peter’s Denial Then Jesus said to them,“This night you will all fall away because of me, for it is written:‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ 32 But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.” 33 Peter said to him,“If they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away!”
  • John 15:18-27 : 18 The World’s Hatred“If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you do not belong to the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you. 20 Remember what I told you,‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed my word, they will obey yours too. 21 But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But they no longer have any excuse for their sin. 23 The one who hates me hates my Father too. 24 If I had not performed among them the miraculous deeds that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen the deeds and have hated both me and my Father. 25 Now this happened to fulfill the word that is written in their law,‘They hated me without reason.’ 26 When the Advocate comes, whom I will send you from the Father– the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father– he will testify about me, 27 and you also will testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.
  • Rom 14:21 : 21 It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything that causes your brother to stumble.
  • Phil 1:10 : 10 so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ,
  • 1 Pet 2:8 : 8 and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
  • John 16:4 : 4 But I have told you these things so that when their time comes, you will remember that I told you about them.“I did not tell you these things from the beginning because I was with you.
  • Matt 11:6 : 6 – and blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me!”
  • Matt 24:10 : 10 Then many will be led into sin, and they will betray one another and hate one another.
  • Matt 13:57 : 57 And so they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them,“A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own house.”
  • John 15:11 : 11 I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • John 16:32-33
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    78%

    32Look, a time is coming– and has come– when you will be scattered, each one to his own home, and I will be left alone. Yet I am not alone, because my Father is with me.

    33I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage– I have conquered the world.”

  • John 16:2-4
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    77%

    2They will put you out of the synagogue, yet a time is coming when the one who kills you will think he is offering service to God.

    3They will do these things because they have not known the Father or me.

    4But I have told you these things so that when their time comes, you will remember that I told you about them.“I did not tell you these things from the beginning because I was with you.

  • Mark 14:27
    77%

    27The Prediction of Peter’s Denial Then Jesus said to them,“You will all fall away, for it is written,‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’

  • Matt 11:6
    76%

    6– and blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me!”

  • Matt 26:31
    75%

    31The Prediction of Peter’s Denial Then Jesus said to them,“This night you will all fall away because of me, for it is written:‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

  • John 6:61
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    61When Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining about this, he said to them,“Does this cause you to be offended?

  • Luke 7:23
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    23Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.”

  • Luke 17:1-2
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    1Sin, Forgiveness, Faith, and Service Jesus said to his disciples,“Stumbling blocks are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

    2It would be better for him to have a millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.

  • John 14:25
    75%

    25“I have spoken these things while staying with you.

  • John 15:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17This I command you– to love one another.

    18The World’s Hatred“If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first.

  • 1 Cor 10:32
    73%

    32Do not give offense to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God,

  • John 15:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.

    12My commandment is this– to love one another just as I have loved you.

  • John 16:6
    73%

    6Instead your hearts are filled with sadness because I have said these things to you.

  • John 15:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20Remember what I told you,‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed my word, they will obey yours too.

    21But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.

  • Matt 18:7
    73%

    7Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom they come.

  • 2 Cor 6:3
    73%

    3We do not give anyone an occasion for taking an offense in anything, so that no fault may be found with our ministry.

  • John 14:1
    72%

    1Jesus’ Parting Words to His Disciples“Do not let your hearts be distressed. You believe in God; believe also in me.

  • Mark 14:29
    72%

    29Peter said to him,“Even if they all fall away, I will not!”

  • Matt 24:10
    72%

    10Then many will be led into sin, and they will betray one another and hate one another.

  • Rom 14:16
    72%

    16Therefore do not let what you consider good be spoken of as evil.

  • John 14:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    29I have told you now before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe.

    30I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,

  • John 17:13-16
    4 verses
    72%

    13But now I am coming to you, and I am saying these things in the world, so they may experience my joy completed in themselves.

    14I have given them your word, and the world has hated them, because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.

    15I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but that you keep them safe from the evil one.

    16They do not belong to the world just as I do not belong to the world.

  • Matt 15:12
    72%

    12Then the disciples came to him and said,“Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?”

  • Mark 13:9
    72%

    9Persecution of Disciples“You must watch out for yourselves. You will be handed over to councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them.

  • John 16:16
    71%

    16In a little while you will see me no longer; again after a little while, you will see me.”

  • Luke 21:16
    71%

    16You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will have some of you put to death.

  • John 14:27
    71%

    27“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; I do not give it to you as the world does. Do not let your hearts be distressed or lacking in courage.

  • Matt 16:23
    71%

    23But he turned and said to Peter,“Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.”

  • Matt 26:33
    71%

    33Peter said to him,“If they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away!”

  • John 16:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19Jesus could see that they wanted to ask him about these things, so he said to them,“Are you asking each other about this– that I said,‘In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will see me’?

    20I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice; you will be sad, but your sadness will turn into joy.

  • Matt 10:17
    71%

    17Beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues.

  • John 16:25
    71%

    25“I have told you these things in obscure figures of speech; a time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in obscure figures, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

  • John 16:22
    71%

    22So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

  • Rom 16:17
    71%

    17Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them!

  • John 16:12
    71%

    12“I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.

  • Matt 16:20
    70%

    20Then he instructed his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.

  • Luke 12:11
    70%

    11But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say,

  • Isa 8:15
    70%

    15Many will stumble over the stone and the rock, and will fall and be seriously injured, and will be ensnared and captured.”