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John 16:3 Cross-References
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“And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.”
John 16:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on John 16:3
They have not known the Father, nor me (οὐκ ἔγνωσαν τὸν πατέρα οὐδὲ ἐμέ, ouk egnōsan ton patera oude eme)—the aorist tense of ginōskō (to know) points to their decisive failure to recognize God. This is relational knowledge, not mere information. Jesus identifies the root cause of religious persecution: ignorance of God's true character as revealed in Christ.The tragic irony: those most zealous for God prove most ignorant of Him. This echoes John 1:10 ('the world knew him not'), 8:19 ('ye neither know me, nor my Father'), and 15:21 ('they know not him that sent me'). True knowledge of the Fath...
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Cross-References for John 16:3
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“because they don't know him who sent me.”
“the world hasn't known you”
“but I know him. If I said”
“and to those who don't obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus”
“Where is your Father? Jesus answered”
“how great a love the Father has bestowed on us”
“because they didn't receive the love of the truth”
“that they should know you”
“hates my Father also.”
“for God is love.”