John 16:1

John 16:1. These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.

That you should not be scandalized when you are put to suffering on any account - that you should not dread the offence of the cross, and turn aside because of it. How considerate our Master is! It seems as if he might be angry at us if he suspected that we could be offended by anything that he did or suffered, or that we had to suffer for him; but he knows the weakness of our flesh, and, therefore, he speaks with so much elabouration of comfort.