John 15:17-19
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
17 This I command you, to love one another.
The World’s Hatred
18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.[a] 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
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- 15.18 Jesus contrasts the love his disciples have with the hatred the world bears them.
John 15:17-19
New International Version
17 This is my command: Love each other.(A)
The World Hates the Disciples
18 “If the world hates you,(B) 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(C) out of the world. That is why the world hates you.(D)
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