John 16:32

John 16:32

30 Now we are sure that ^aYou know all things, and have no need that anyone should question You. By this ^bwe believe that You came forth from God.”

31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?

32 ^aIndeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, ^beach to his own, and will leave Me alone. And ^cyet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

33 These things I have spoken to you, that ^ain Me you may have peace. ^bIn the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, ^cI have overcome the world.”

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Cometh (erxetai). Futuristic present middle indicative of erxomai.

Yea, is come (kai elhluqen). Explanatory use of kai and the perfect active indicative as in John 12:23. The long-looked-for hour (wra) is so close that it has virtually begun. The time for the arrest of Jesus is near. See also John 17:1.

That (ina). See verse John 16:2 for this same use of ina (not ote) with erxomai wra.

Ye shall be scattered (skorpisqhte). First aorist passive subjunctive of skorpizw, used in John 10:12 of sheep scampering from the wolf. Cf. Matthew 12:30; Luke 11:33.

To his own (eiv ta idia). "To his own home" as in John 1:11; John 19:27. So Appian VI. 23.

Shall leave (afhte). Second aorist subjunctive of afihmi with ina.

And yet (kai). Clear case of kai in adversative sense, not just "and."

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 16:32:**

Luke 18:7
John 1:11
John 4:21
John 4:23
John 8:16
John 19:27

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