John 16:12

12 I still have many [things] to say to you, but you are not able to bear [them] now.

John 16:12 Meaning and Commentary

John 16:12

I have yet many things to say unto you
Not with respect to the main doctrines of the Gospel, for everything of this kind he had made known unto them, ( John 15:15 ) ; but what regarded the rejection of the Jews, and the calling of the Gentiles, the abrogation of the Mosaic economy, and settling the Gospel church state, which were to come to pass after the death and resurrection of Christ, and the sending of the Spirit:

but ye cannot bear them now;
because of their prejudices in favour of their own nation, the law of Moses, and the ceremonies of it, and the setting up of a temporal kingdom.

John 16:12 In-Context

10 and concerning righteousness, because I am going away to the Father and you will see me no more,

11 and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.

12 I still have many [things] to say to you, but you are not able to bear [them] now.

13 But when he--the Spirit of truth--comes, he will guide you into all the truth. For he will not speak from himself, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will proclaim to you the things to come.

14 He will glorify me, because he will take from what [is] mine and will proclaim [it] to you.

Footnotes

• [a]. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation