John 16:3
Good News Translation
People will do these things to you because they have not known either the Father or me.

New Revised Standard Version
And they will do this because they have not known the Father or me.

Contemporary English Version
They will do these things because they don't know either the Father or me.

New American Bible
They will do this because they have not known either the Father or me.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And these things will they do to you; because they have not known the Father nor me.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And these things will they do to you; because they have not known the Father nor me.

because.

John 8:19,55 They said therefore to him: Where is thy Father? Jesus answered: Neither me do you know, nor my Father. If you did know me, perhaps you would know my Father also. . . .

John 15:21,23 But all these things they will do to you for my name's sake: because they know not him that sent me. . . .

John 17:3,25 Now this is eternal life: That they may know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. . . .

Luke 10:22 All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth who the Son is, but the Father: and who the Father is, but the Son and to whom the Son will reveal him.

1 Corinthians 2:8 Which none of the princes of this world knew. For if they had known it, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory.

2 Corinthians 4:3-6 And if our gospel be also hid, it is hid to them that are lost, . . .

2 Thessalonians 1:8 In a flame of fire, giving vengeance to them who know not God and who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 And in all seduction of iniquity to them that perish: because they receive not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. Therefore God shall send them the operation of error, to believe lying: . . .

1 Timothy 1:13 Who before was a blasphemer and a persecutor and contumelious. But I obtained the mercy of God, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

1 John 3:1 Behold what manner of charity the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called and should be the sons of God. Therefore the world knoweth not us, because it knew not him.

1 John 4:8 He that loveth not knoweth not God: for God is charity.

1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come. And he hath given us understanding that we may know the true God and may be in his true Son. This is the true God and life eternal.

Context
Persecution Foretold
2They will put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doth a service to God. 3And these things will they do to you; because they have not known the Father nor me. 4But these things I have told you, that when the hour shall come, you may remember that I told you of them.…
Cross References
John 8:19
They said therefore to him: Where is thy Father? Jesus answered: Neither me do you know, nor my Father. If you did know me, perhaps you would know my Father also.

John 8:55
And you have not known him: but I know him. And if I shall say that I know him not, I shall be like to you, a liar. But I do know him and do keep his word.

John 15:21
But all these things they will do to you for my name's sake: because they know not him that sent me.

John 17:25
Just Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee. And these have known that thou hast sent me.

Acts 3:17
And now, brethren, I know that you did it through ignorance: as did also your rulers.

1 John 2:23
Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father. He that confesseth the Son hath the Father also.

1 John 3:1
Behold what manner of charity the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called and should be the sons of God. Therefore the world knoweth not us, because it knew not him.

John 16:2
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