John 16:12

Modern

I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.

Traditional

I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

Literal

I still have many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them now.

Latin

Adhuc multa habeo vobis dicere, sed non potestis portare modo.

Greek

English

I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.

Theme notes and profiles

Mark 4:33
With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
John 15:15
No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
1 Corinthians 3:1–2
Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
Acts 1:3
After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
Hebrews 5:11–14
We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.
John 14:30
I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming, and he has no claim on Me.