en_tn_lite_do_not_use/jhn/16/04.md

when their hour comes

Here "hour" is a metonym that refers to the time when people will persecute Jesus's followers. Alternate translation: "when they cause you to suffer" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)

in the beginning

This is a metonym that refers to the first days of Jesus's ministry. Alternate translation: "when you first started following me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)