John 16:2

2 They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.

John 16:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
ESV
2 They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.
NLT
2 For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God.
MSG
2 They are going to throw you out of the meeting places. There will even come a time when anyone who kills you will think he's doing God a favor.
CSB
2 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.

John 16:2 In-Context

1 “All this I have told you so that you will not fall away.
2 They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.
3 They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me.
4 I have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember that I warned you about them. I did not tell you this from the beginning because I was with you,
5 but now I am going to him who sent me. None of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’

Cross References 2

  • 1. John 9:22; John 12:42
  • 2. Isaiah 66:5; Acts 26:9,10; Revelation 6:9
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