Joh 16:12 | RWP | e4.org | But ye cannot bear them now ( αλλ' ου δυνασθε βασταζειν αρτ ). The literal sense of βασταζω , to bear, occurs in . For the figurative as here see . The untaught cannot get the full benefit of teaching ( ; ). The progressive nature of revelation is a necessity.

‏ John 16:12

But ye cannot bear them now ( αλλ' ου δυνασθε βασταζειν αρτ ). The literal sense of βασταζω, to bear, occurs in 12:6. For the figurative as here see Ac 15:10. The untaught cannot get the full benefit of teaching (1Co 3:1; Heb 5:11-14). The progressive nature of revelation is a necessity.