John 16:2

ἀποσυναγώγους. see on John 9:32. The ἀλλά introduces a gradation, as in 2 Corinthians 7:11 : Nay, there cometh an hour. ‘You may think excommunication a strong measure, but they will go greater lengths than this.’ In ἵνα the Divine purpose again seems indicated (John 12:23; John 13:1); ‘an hour for every one that killeth you to think,’ ut omnis … arbitretur. In πᾶς the universality of the delusion appears: Jew and Gentile alike will put down Christians as blasphemers and atheists and the perpetrators of every crime. The history of religious persecution is the fulfilment of this prophecy: comp. Acts 8:1; Acts 9:1. Λατρείαν expresses a religious service (Romans 9:4; Hebrews 9:1; Hebrews 9:6); προσφέρειν the offering of sacrifice (Hebrews 5:1; Hebrews 8:3; Hebrews 9:7): offereth service to God.