uW Translation Notes:

Connecting Statement:

Connecting Statement:

The part of the story from the previous chapter continues. Jesus continues to speak to his disciples either at the end of their evening meal or after they have finished that meal and are walking to Gethsemane. It is unclear whether or not they left immediately after Jesus said “Let us go from here” at the end of the Chapter 14 (John 14:31).

Connecting Statement:

Connecting Statement:

Verses 1–4 are part of the same topic Jesus began in 15:18. He is speaking about the persecution that his disciples will experience.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ταῦτα

these_‹things›

Here, these things refers to what Jesus has just said in 15:18–25 about the coming persecution of his disciples. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [the warnings that you will be hated by everyone]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μὴ σκανδαλισθῆτε

not ˱you_all˲_/may_be/_stumbled

Here, Jesus uses fall away to refer to no longer trusting in him or no longer being his disciple. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [you might not stop trusting me] or [you might not stop being my disciple]