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The World Will Hate You As It Hated Me, Because You Will Be Testifying of Me

18 “If the world hates you, you know[a] that it has hated Me before you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would be loving its own. But because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world— for this reason the world hates you. 20 Remember[b] the word that I said to you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master’. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will also keep yours.

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Footnotes

  1. John 15:18 Or, this may be a command: know that, recognize that.
  2. John 15:20 Remember... master. Or, Do you remember... master?

The World Hates the Disciples

18 “If the world hates you,(A) keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you(B) out of the world. That is why the world hates you.(C) 20 Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’[a](D) If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.(E) If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.

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Footnotes

  1. John 15:20 John 13:16