John 16:4

Have I spoken

(λελαληκα). Perfect active indicative as in John 15:11; John 16:1. Solemn repetition.When their hour is come

(οταν ελθη η ωρα αυτων). Indefinite temporal clause, οταν with the second aorist active subjunctive of ερχομα, "whenever their hour comes." The time appointed for these things.Now that

(οτ). Simply "that" (declarative conjunction in indirect discourse. Forewarned is to be forearmed. Cf. John 13:19.From the beginning

(εξ αρχης). As in John 6:64 but practically like απ' αρχης in John 15:27. While Christ was with them, he was the object of attack (John 15:18).