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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning because I was with you. Christ did not deceive his disciples concerning the treatment that would be meted out to them. He did not promise that the road to heaven would be an easy path, or...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you. Our Lord did tell his disciples something about “these things.” He did warn them to expect opposition, but he did not dwell upon that theme, he did not expatiate...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. “You will then see my foresight, my care for you, my prophetic power. To be forewarned is to be forearmed. You will not be taken by surprise.” If any of you who have lately been converted should meet with great opposition, do not be surprised;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you. “I needed not, at the beginning of my ministry, to trouble you about these things. Even then, you and I were hated by evil men, but I was with you, so I was able to protect you from them.” The persecutors could not slay Christ’s sheep, as they desired to do, as long as...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you. While they had his presence, he was like a wall of fire round about them. They did not want to be protected then from dangers not come. And the Lord has not told us yet some of the things which he will reveal to us by and by, because the trial has not come. You feel as...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you. “I was your Protector; by my personal presence, I so sustained your hearts that it did not matter what trouble you fell into; but now I am going away, and therefore...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But now I go my way to him that sent me,.... These words seem to belong to John 16:4, and to contain a reason why Christ spoke of the trials and afflictions of his disciples now, because he was going away from them to his Father; when as they would be at the head of his affairs in this world, so they would the more become the butt of the rage of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But now I go my way to him that sent me, and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. They were thinking more of their loss by his going away from them than of his gain in going back to his Father. If they had thought of the glory into which he was so soon to enter,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. They were cast down because he was going away from them. Love awoke fear. It was a hard thing for them to have to miss him; they could not tell what might happen to them when their...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But now I go my way to him that sent me; Christ was going to the cross, and to the grave, and afterwards to heaven. Joh_16:5. And none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? For want of asking that question, Christ’s disciples were full of grief. Sometimes we do not ask enough questions. We ask too many questions of doubt; it would be well if we...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. Sorrow sometimes prevents us from learning the lessons that Christ wishes to teach us. You remember that, in the garden of Gethsemane, Christ’s disciples were “sleeping for sorrow,”...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But now I go my way to him that sent me: and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. It often happens, that if we were to inquire a little more into the sorrow, it would vanish. They did not ask him why he went away. They fretted because he was going. Now he tells...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. We sometimes endure a needless sorrow, for the asking of a single question might remove it. Our Lord says to his disciples, “If you knew where I was going, and understood my motive in...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But because I have said these things to you,.... Of being hated and persecuted by the Jews, of being put out of their synagogues, and of losing of their lives; and particularly of his departure from them, or the loss of his bodily presence: sorrow hath filled your heart; sorrow for his absence so possessed their minds, seized on all the powers and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. When a poor Christian friend is dying, you are full of sorrow because he is going away from you. Why do you not ask whither he is going? If he is going home to heaven and to glory, why, then be comforted about him; you have no cause for distress on his account.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Nevertheless, I tell you the truth,.... Christ was truth itself, and could say nothing else; but he makes use of this way of speaking, to raise the attention of his disciples, and to engage their belief of what he was about to say, and of which they were not easily persuaded; which was, that however overwhelmed they were with grief and sorrow,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: “It is not merely for my own glory that I am going away, but my absence from you will be better for you than my continued bodily presence with you could possibly be.” Joh_16:7. For if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And the Comforter is better for us than the personal presence of Christ. We do not always think so; but it is true. It is better for the Church to have the Holy Spirit in...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away. “It is better for you that I should be absent than that I should be present.” Their Lord was their joy, their Leader, their Teacher, their Comforter. He is going away, and he tells them that his absence will be a gain to them. “It is expedient for you that I go away.”...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; Which is the head of all sin, the...