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Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. <a href="/bsb/john/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. <a href="/blb/john/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> They will put you out of the synagogues; but an hour is coming that everyone having killed you will think it is to offer a service to God. <a href="/kjv/john/16.htm">King James Bible</a> They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. <a href="/nkjv/john/16.htm">New King James Version</a> They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service. <a href="/nasb_/john/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> They will ban you from the synagogue, yet an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering a service to God. <a href="/nasb/john/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220They will make you outcasts from the synagogue, but an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering service to God. <a href="/nasb77/john/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “They will make you outcasts from the synagogue, but an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering service to God. <a href="/lsb/john/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> They will put you out of the synagogue, but an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering service to God. <a href="/amp/john/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> They will put you out of the synagogues and make you outcasts. And a time is coming when whoever kills you will think that he is offering service to God. <a href="/csb/john/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They will ban you from the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service to God. <a href="/hcsb/john/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They will ban you from the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service to God. <a href="/asv/john/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto God. <a href="/cev/john/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You will be chased out of the synagogues. And the time will come when people will kill you and think they are doing God a favor. <a href="/erv/john/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto God. <a href="/gwt/john/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You will be thrown out of synagogues. Certainly, the time is coming when people who murder you will think that they are serving God. <a href="/gnt/john/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> You will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time will come when those who kill you will think that by doing this they are serving God. <a href="/isv/john/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> You'll be thrown out of the synagogues. Yes, a time is coming when the one who kills you will think he's serving God. <a href="/msb/john/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. <a href="/net/john/16.htm">NET Bible</a> They 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. <a href="/nheb/john/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They will put you out of the synagogues, but an hour is coming when whoever kills you will think that he is offering a service to God. <a href="/wbt/john/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> They shall put you out of the synagogues: yes, the time cometh, that whoever killeth you, will think that he doeth God service. <a href="/wey/john/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> You will be excluded from the synagogues; nay more, the time is coming when any one who has murdered one of you will suppose he is offering service to God. <a href="/web/john/16.htm">World English Bible</a> They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> They will put you out of the synagogues, but an hour comes that everyone who has killed you may think to offer service to God; <a href="/blb/john/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> They will put you out of the synagogues; but an hour is coming that everyone having killed you will think it is to offer a service to God. <a href="/ylt/john/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> out of the synagogues they will put you; but an hour doth come, that every one who hath killed you, may think to offer service unto God; <a href="/slt/john/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> They shall make you excluded from the synagogue: but the hour comes that every one having slain you should think to bring service to God.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> They will put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you, will think that he doth a service to God. <a href="/cpdv/john/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> They will put you out of the synagogues. But the hour is coming when everyone who puts you to death will consider that he is offering an excellent service to God. <a href="/nabre/john/16.htm">New American Bible</a> They will expel you from the synagogues; in fact, the hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think he is offering worship to God. <a href="/nrsvce/john/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, an hour is coming when those who kill you will think that by doing so they are offering worship to God.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For they will put you out of their synagogues; and the hour will come that whoever kills you, will think that he has offered an offering to God. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “For they shall put you out from their assemblies, and the hour will come when everyone who would kill you will think that he presents an offering to God.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> They will put you out of the synagogues; in deed, the time is coming, when he that kills you, will think that he is offering service to God. <a href="/godbey/john/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>They will put you out of the synagogues: but the hour is coming, that every one killing you may think he is offering service to God.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> They will put you out of their synagogues: yea, the hour is coming, that every one who killeth you will think he offers God a sacred service. <a href="/mace/john/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a> they shall expel you out of the synagogues: yea, the time is coming, when it will be thought an agreeable sacrifice to God for any one to take away your lives. <a href="/wey/john/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> You will be excluded from the synagogues; nay more, the time is coming when any one who has murdered one of you will suppose he is offering service to God. <a href="/worrell/john/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>They will put you out of the synagogues; yea, an hour is coming, that every one who kills you will think that he is offering service to God.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> for<FR> they will excommunicate you: yea, the time is coming, that whosoever killeth you, will think that he offers <Fr>an acceptable<FR> service to God.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/16-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=5659" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/16.htm">Persecution Foretold</a> 1“I have told you these things so that you will not fall away. 2<a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiēsousin (V-FIA-3P) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">They will put</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/656.htm" title="656: aposynagōgous (Adj-AMP) -- Away from the synagogue, expelled from the synagogue, excommunicated. From apo and sunagoge; excommunicated.">out of the synagogues.</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: all’ (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">In fact,</a> <a href="/greek/5610.htm" title="5610: hōra (N-NFS) -- Apparently a primary word; an hour.">a time</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: erchetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- To come, go. ">is coming</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">when</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pas (Adj-NMS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">anyone</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/615.htm" title="615: apokteinas (V-APA-NMS) -- To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy.">kills</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/1380.htm" title="1380: doxē (V-ASA-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary verb, doko dok'-o of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem.">will think</a> <a href="/greek/4374.htm" title="4374: prospherein (V-PNA) -- From pros and phero; to bear towards, i.e. Lead to, tender, treat.">he is offering</a> <a href="/greek/2999.htm" title="2999: latreian (N-AFS) -- Service rendered to God, perhaps simply: worship. From latreuo; ministration of God, i.e. Worship.">a service</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theō (N-DMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">to God.</a> 3They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/8-1.htm">Acts 8:1-3</a> And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. / God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him. / But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison. <a href="/acts/9-1.htm">Acts 9:1-2</a> Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest / and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem. <a href="/matthew/10-17.htm">Matthew 10:17-22</a> But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues. / On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. / But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say. ... <a href="/acts/26-9.htm">Acts 26:9-11</a> So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. / And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them. / I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them. <a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-21</a> If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. ... <a href="/luke/21-12.htm">Luke 21:12-17</a> But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors. / This will be your opportunity to serve as witnesses. / So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves. ... <a href="/acts/22-4.htm">Acts 22:4-5</a> I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison, / as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished. <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-14.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:14-16</a> For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews, / who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men, / hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them. <a href="/philippians/3-6.htm">Philippians 3:6</a> as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless. <a href="/2_timothy/3-12.htm">2 Timothy 3:12</a> Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, <a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">Isaiah 66:5</a> You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.” <a href="/jeremiah/7-4.htm">Jeremiah 7:4-10</a> Do not trust in deceptive words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’ / For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another, / if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm, ... <a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Micah 3:5</a> This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths: <a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22</a> Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. <a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">Isaiah 66:5</a> You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>They shall put you out of the synagogues: yes, the time comes, that whoever kills you will think that he does God service.shall.<a href="/john/9-22.htm">John 9:22,34</a> These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue… <a href="/john/12-42.htm">John 12:42</a> Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:<a href="/luke/6-22.htm">Luke 6:22</a> Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.the time.<a href="/isaiah/65-5.htm">Isaiah 65:5</a> Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.<a href="/matthew/10-28.htm">Matthew 10:28</a> And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.<a href="/matthew/24-9.htm">Matthew 24:9</a> Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/13-28.htm">Excluded</a> <a href="/john/15-24.htm">Fact</a> <a href="/john/13-1.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/john/12-42.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Killeth</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Kills</a> <a href="/luke/20-15.htm">Murdered</a> <a href="/malachi/2-12.htm">Offereth</a> <a href="/luke/23-36.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/john/5-32.htm">Offers</a> <a href="/micah/4-7.htm">Outcasts</a> <a href="/luke/17-10.htm">Service</a> <a href="/john/5-45.htm">Suppose</a> <a href="/john/12-42.htm">Synagogue</a> <a href="/luke/21-12.htm">Synagogues</a> <a href="/john/11-56.htm">Think</a> <a href="/john/14-20.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/3-27.htm">Excluded</a> <a href="/john/18-36.htm">Fact</a> <a href="/john/16-4.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/john/16-9.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-6.htm">Killeth</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-6.htm">Kills</a> <a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Murdered</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Offereth</a> <a href="/john/18-1.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Offers</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-10.htm">Outcasts</a> <a href="/acts/1-17.htm">Service</a> <a href="/john/21-25.htm">Suppose</a> <a href="/john/18-20.htm">Synagogue</a> <a href="/john/18-20.htm">Synagogues</a> <a href="/john/21-25.htm">Think</a> <a href="/john/16-4.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">John 16</div>1. <a href="/john/16-1.htm">Jesus comforts his disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit, and his ascension;</a> 23. <a href="/john/16-23.htm">assures their prayers made in his name to be acceptable.</a> 33. <a href="/john/16-33.htm">Peace in Jesus, and in the world affliction.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>They will put you out of the synagogues. This phrase reflects the reality faced by early Christians, particularly Jewish converts, who were often expelled from synagogues due to their belief in Jesus as the Messiah. The synagogue was not only a place of worship but also a central hub for community life, so being cast out meant social and religious ostracism. This expulsion is documented in the New Testament, such as in <a href="/john/9-22.htm">John 9:22</a>, where the parents of the man born blind feared being put out of the synagogue. Historically, this reflects the growing tension between Jewish authorities and the early Christian movement, which was seen as a heretical sect within Judaism.In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. This prophecy by Jesus foreshadows the persecution that His followers would face, particularly from those who believed they were upholding religious purity. The Apostle Paul, before his conversion, exemplifies this mindset as he persecuted Christians, believing he was serving God (<a href="/acts/8.htm">Acts 8:1-3, 9</a>:1-2). This reflects a broader historical context where religious zeal often led to violence against perceived heretics. The phrase also echoes the Old Testament, where misguided zeal for God led to acts of violence, such as in <a href="/numbers/25-6.htm">Numbers 25:6-13</a> with Phinehas. This warning from Jesus serves as a sobering reminder of the cost of discipleship and the potential for religious fervor to be misdirected.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, providing a prophetic warning to His disciples about the persecution they will face. 2. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' warning, representing all future followers of Christ who may face persecution. 3. <a href="/topical/s/synagogues.htm">Synagogues</a> Jewish places of worship and community, significant as centers of religious and social life for the Jewish people. 4. <a href="/topical/p/persecutors.htm">Persecutors</a> Those who will expel and kill believers, believing they are serving God, reflecting a misguided zeal. 5. <a href="/topical/f/future_persecution.htm">Future Persecution</a> The event Jesus is predicting, where His followers will face severe opposition and martyrdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/e/expect_persecution.htm">Expect Persecution</a> Jesus' warning prepares believers to expect opposition as a normal part of the Christian life. <a href="/topical/m/misguided_zeal.htm">Misguided Zeal</a> Recognize that not all religious fervor is aligned with God's will; discernment is crucial. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_trials.htm">Faithfulness in Trials</a> Believers are called to remain steadfast in their faith, even when facing severe persecution. <a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a> The expulsion from synagogues highlights the importance of Christian community for support and encouragement. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a> Understanding persecution in light of eternity helps believers endure temporary suffering for eternal rewards.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 16</a> <a href="/q/what_is_jesus'_religious_identity.htm">What is Jesus' religious identity?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_witness_for_christ_effectively.htm">How can I effectively witness for Christ?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_martyrdom.htm">What does the Bible say about Christian martyrdom?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_an_eternal_state.htm">What defines an eternal state?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) They shall put you out of the synagogues.--Comp. Notes on <a href="/john/9-22.htm" title="These words spoke his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.">John 9:22</a>; <a href="/john/12-42.htm" title="Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:">John 12:42</a>.Will think that he doeth God service.--Better, will think that he offereth to God a sacrificial service. The word rendered "doeth" in the Authorised version, is the technical word for offering sacrifice. (Comp., e.g., Notes on <a href="/matthew/5-23.htm" title="Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has ought against you;">Matthew 5:23</a>; <a href="/matthew/8-4.htm" title="And Jesus said to him, See you tell no man; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.">Matthew 8:4</a>.) The word rendered "service" means the service of worship. This will be seen by a comparison of the other instances where it occurs in the New Testament--they are <a href="/romans/9-4.htm" title="Who are Israelites; to whom pertains the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;">Romans 9:4</a>; <a href="/romans/12-1.htm" title="I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.">Romans 12:1</a>, and <a href="/hebrews/9-1.htm" title="Then truly the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.">Hebrews 9:1</a>; <a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm" title="Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.">Hebrews 9:6</a>. A Rabbinic comment on <a href="/numbers/25-13.htm" title="And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.">Numbers 25:13</a>, is, "Whosoever sheddeth the blood of the wicked is as he who offereth sacrifice." The martyrdom of Stephen, or St. Paul's account of himself as a persecutor (<a href="/acts/26-9.htm" title="I truly thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.">Acts 26:9</a>; <a href="/context/galatians/1-13.htm" title="For you have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:">Galatians 1:13-14</a>), shows how these words were fulfilled in the first years of the Church's history, and such accounts are not absent from that history's latest page. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 2, 3. - They (used impersonally, as the German man, or the French ou) shall make (or, declare) you excommunicate - ἀποσυναγώγους "put you out of the synagogue," expel you from the fellowship of your country's worship (cf. <a href="/john/9-22.htm">John 9:22</a> and John 12:42) - nay, further (the ἀλλὰ abruptly introduces a very much stronger assertion) an hour cometh, that - ἵνα is here, by Meyer and many others, said to involve a Divine order, purpose, or destiny, intended by the drawing on of the foreordained crisis; but it seems enough to convey by it the contemplated result (see Canon Evans, Expositor, 1882) - whosoever killeth you will deem that he is offering service - sacrificial homage - to God (προσφέρειν; both these words are persistently used with this meaning. See, for προσφέρειν, <a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23</a>; <a href="/matthew/8-4.htm">Matthew 8:4</a>; <a href="/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42</a>; <a href="/hebrews/5-1.htm">Hebrews 5:1</a>). The well-known quotation from 'Bammidbar Rabba,' fol. 329. 1, "Every one shedding the blood of the wicked is equal to him who offers sacrifice," may throw light on the expression. The intensity of the fanaticism was well exhibited in the persecution in which Stephen fell, and which St. Paul deemed worthy service, and one which he ought to have rendered (<a href="/acts/26-9.htm">Acts 26:9</a>; <a href="/galatians/1-13.htm">Galatians 1:13, 14</a>). The curse was long and deep and tragic, and Christ explains it by the awful reiteration, These things will they do because they have not known the Father, nor me (see <a href="/john/15-22.htm">John 15:22</a>, etc.). He reiterates the explanation already given of the manner and form as well as the fact of the world's hatred. <a href="/commentaries/john/16-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>They will put ποιήσουσιν (poiēsousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. out of the synagogues. ἀποσυναγώγους (aposynagōgous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_656.htm">Strong's 656: </a> Away from the synagogue, expelled from the synagogue, excommunicated. From apo and sunagoge; excommunicated. In fact, ἀλλ’ (all’) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. a time ὥρα (hōra) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5610.htm">Strong's 5610: </a> Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'. is coming ἔρχεται (erchetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. when ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. anyone πᾶς (pas) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. who ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. kills ἀποκτείνας (apokteinas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_615.htm">Strong's 615: </a> To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. will think δόξῃ (doxē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1380.htm">Strong's 1380: </a> A prolonged form of a primary verb, doko dok'-o of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem. he is offering προσφέρειν (prospherein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_4374.htm">Strong's 4374: </a> From pros and phero; to bear towards, i.e. Lead to, tender, treat. a service λατρείαν (latreian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2999.htm">Strong's 2999: </a> Service rendered to God, perhaps simply: worship. From latreuo; ministration of God, i.e. Worship. to God. Θεῷ (Theō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/16-2.htm">NT Gospels: John 16:2 They will put you out (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/16-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 16:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 16:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/16-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 16:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 16:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>