John 16:32

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““Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.”

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BSBPD

““Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and now it hath come, that ye may be scattered, each to his own things, and me ye may leave alone, and I am not alone, because the Father is with me;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 16:32 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 50:6I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
  2. Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd,against the man who is My Companion,declares the LORD of Hosts.Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered,and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
  3. Matthew 26:31Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
  4. Matthew 26:56But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.
  5. Mark 14:27Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
  6. Mark 14:50Then everyone deserted Him and fled.
  7. John 4:21“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
  8. John 4:23But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.
  9. John 5:25Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
  10. John 5:28Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
  11. John 8:16But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone; I am with the Father who sent Me.
  12. John 8:29He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”
  13. John 12:23But Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
  14. John 14:10Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.
  15. John 16:2They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
  16. John 16:25I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
  17. John 20:10Then the disciples returned to their homes.
  18. Acts 8:1And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
  19. Acts 21:6And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
  20. 2 Timothy 4:16At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.

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