John 15:18-27
Disciples’ Relation to the World
18 “(A)If the world hates you, (a)you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.
19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but (B)I chose you out of the world, (C)because of this the world hates you.
20 Remember the word that I said to you, ‘(D)A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, (E)they will also persecute you; if they (F)kept My word, they will keep yours also.
21 But all these things they will do to you (G)for My name’s sake, (H)because they do not know the One who sent Me.
22 (I)If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have (b)sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
23 He who hates Me hates My Father also.
24 (J)If I had not done among them (K)the works which no one else did, they would not have (c)sin; but now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father as well.
25 But they have done this to fulfill the word that is written in their (L)Law, ‘(M)They hated Me without a cause.’
Footnotes:
a.
John 15:18: ['Or (imperative) ', know that]
b.
John 15:22: ['I.e. guilt']
c.
John 15:24: ['I.e. guilt']
d.
John 15:26: ['Gr ', Paracletos, ', one called alongside to help; or ', Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor]
e.
John 15:27: ['Or (imperative) ', and bear witness]
Cross references:
B.
John 15:19:
John 15:16
F.
John 15:20:
John 8:51
G.
John 15:21:
Matthew 10:22; Matthew 24:9; Mark 13:13; Luke 21:12; Luke 21:17; Acts 4:17; Acts 5:41; Acts 9:14; Acts 26:9; 1 Peter 4:14; Revelation 2:3
L.
John 15:25:
John 10:34
N.
John 15:26:
John 14:16
O.
John 15:26:
John 14:26
P.
John 15:26:
John 14:17
Q.
John 15:26:
1 John 5:7
S.
John 15:27:
Luke 1:2