John 15:19

John 15:19

17 These things I command you, that you love one another.

The World’s Hatred

18 ^a“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you.

19 ^aIf you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet ^bbecause you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

20 Remember the word that I said to you, ^a‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. ^bIf they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

21 But ^aall these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.

22 ^aIf I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, ^bbut now they have no excuse for their sin.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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The world would love its own (o kosmov an to idion efilei). Conclusion of second-class condition (determined as unfulfilled), regular idiom with an and imperfect indicative in present time.

But because ye are not of the world (oti de ek tou kosmou ouk este). Definite and specific reason for the world's hatred of real Christians whose very existence is a reproach to the sinful world. Cf. John 7:7; John 17:14; I John 3:13. Does the world hate us? If not, why not? Has the world become more Christian or Christians more worldly?

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