King James Version

John 16:4

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “those [things]” (αὐτῶν) before that here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἀλλὰallaButἀλλάconjunction — “But”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.Butταῦταtautathese thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these things”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.these thingsλελάληκαlelalēkahave I toldλαλέω (laleō)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “have I told”, a completed action with a present resultG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.have I toldὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.whenἔλθῃelthēshall comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.shall comeἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὥραhōrahourὥραnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “hour”, the subject formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.αὐτῶνautōnof themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “of them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.of themμνημονεύητεmnēmoneuēteto rememberμνημονεύω (mnēmoneuō)verb, present active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to remember”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3421I remember, hold in remembrance, make mention of.This verse uses “remember”.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.εἶπονeiponto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.Ταῦταtautathisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.ἐξexout fromἐκ (ek)preposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.ἀρχῆςarchēsbeginningἀρχή (archē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “beginning”, the of-formG746(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.This verse uses “beginning”.οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.εἶπονeiponto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.μεθ’methwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youἤμηνēmēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'But these things I have spoken to you, that when the hour may come, ye may remember them, that I said [them] to you, and these things to you from the beginning I did not say, because I was with you;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But these things have I spoken unto you, that when their hour is come, ye may remember them, how that I told you. And these things I said not unto you from the beginning, because I was with you.

Young’s Literal Translation

'But these things I have spoken to you, that when the hour may come, ye may remember them, that I said [them] to you, and these things to you from the beginning I did not say, because I was with you;

World English Bible

But I have told you these things so that when the time comes , you may remember that I told you about them . I didn’ t tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you .

Darby Translation

But I have spoken these things to you, that when their hour shall have come, ye may remember them, that I have said [them] unto you. But I did not say these things unto you from [the] beginning, because I was with you.

Douay-Rheims

But these things I have told you, that when the hour shall come, you may remember that I told you of them.

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