John 16:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.”
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BSBPD
““I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be caused to stumble.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“`These things I have spoken to you, that ye may not be stumbled,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo John 16:1 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 11:6Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
- Matthew 13:21But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
- Matthew 13:57And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
- Matthew 24:10At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,
- Matthew 26:31Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
- John 15:11I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.
- John 15:18If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
- John 16:4But I have told you these things so that when their hour 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.
- Romans 14:21It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
- Philippians 1:10so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
- 1 Peter 2:8and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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