SEV Biblia, Chapter 16:3
Y estas cosas os harn, porque no conocen al Padre ni a mí.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 16:3
Verse 3. Because they have not known the Father] See on chap. xv. 25. Ignorance of the benevolence of GOD, and of the philanthropy of CHRIST, is the grand fountain whence all religious persecution and intolerance proceed.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 3. And these things will they do unto you , etc.] Christ here opens the true spring and source of the furious zeal of the Jews, against the apostles, in putting them out of their synagogues, and taking away their lives; it was pure wilful ignorance of the Father and himself; because they have not known the Father nor me ; though they boasted of their knowledge of God; yet they knew him not as the Father and sender of Christ, at least they would not own him as such: nor Jesus as the true Messiah, and sent of the Father, to redeem and save his people from their sins; and since they neither knew the Father, nor Christ, it is no wonder they did not know, own, and acknowledge, the disciples of Christ, but used them in the ill manner they did; their zeal was not according to knowledge, it was a blind and misguided one: and this is mentioned, not to extenuate or excuse their sin, though it shows they were not out of the reach of mercy, because they, as the apostle says of himself, did it ignorantly in unbelief, ( 1 Timothy 1:13); but as an argument with the disciples to bear their ill usage with patience, and to pity them and pray for them.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-6 - Our Lord Jesus, by giving his disciples notice of trouble, designe that the terror might not be a surprise to them. It is possible for those who are real enemies to God's service, to pretend zeal for it This does not lessen the sin of the persecutors; villanies will neve be changed by putting the name of God to them. As Jesus in his sufferings, so his followers in theirs, should look to the fulfillin of Scripture. He did not tell them sooner, because he was with them to teach, guide, and comfort them; they needed not then this promise of the Holy Spirit's presence. It will silence us to ask, Whence trouble come? It will satisfy us to ask, Whither go they? for we know they wor for good. It is the common fault and folly of melancholy Christians to look only on the dark side of the cloud, and to turn a deaf ear to the voice of joy and gladness. That which filled the disciples' hearts with sorrow, was too great affection for this present life. Nothing mor hinders our joy in God, than the love of the world, and the sorrow of the world which comes from it.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ ταυτα 5023 D-APN ποιησουσιν 4160 5692 V-FAI-3P υμιν 5213 P-2DP οτι 3754 CONJ ουκ 3756 PRT-N εγνωσαν 1097 5627 V-2AAI-3P τον 3588 T-ASM πατερα 3962 N-ASM ουδε 3761 ADV εμε 1691 P-1AS
Vincent's NT Word Studies
3. Unto you. Omit.
