John 15:17-19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
17 This I command you: love one another.(A)
The World’s Hatred.[a] 18 “If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.(B) 19 If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you.(C)
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- 15:18–16:4 The hostile reaction of the world. There are synoptic parallels, predicting persecution, especially at Mt 10:17–25; 24:9–10.
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