14 (A)I have given them your word, and (B)the world has hated them (C)because they are not of the world, (D)just as I am not of the world.

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14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them,(A) for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.(B)

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16 (A)They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

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16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.(A)

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The Hatred of the World

18 (A)“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 (B)If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because (C)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: (D)‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, (E)they will also persecute you. (F)If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. 21 But (G)all these things they will do to you (H)on account of my name, (I)because they do not know him who sent me.

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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. 21 They will treat you this way because of my name,(F) for they do not know the one who sent me.(G)

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  1. John 15:20 John 13:16

19 We know that we are from God, and (A)the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

20 And we know that the Son of God has come and (B)has given us understanding, so that we may know (C)him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and (D)eternal life.

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19 We know that we are children of God,(A) and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.(B) 20 We know also that the Son of God has come(C) and has given us understanding,(D) so that we may know him who is true.(E) And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.(F)

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23 He said to them, (A)“You are from below; I am from above. (B)You are of this world; (C)I am not of this world.

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23 But he continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.(A)

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(A)They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and (B)the world listens to them. We are from God. (C)Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know (D)the Spirit of truth and (E)the spirit of error.

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They are from the world(A) and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us.(B) This is how we recognize the Spirit[a] of truth(C) and the spirit of falsehood.(D)

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  1. 1 John 4:6 Or spirit

The world cannot hate you, but (A)it hates me because I testify about it that (B)its works are evil.

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The world cannot hate you, but it hates me(A) because I testify that its works are evil.(B)

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27 (A)An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,
    but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.

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27 The righteous detest the dishonest;
    the wicked detest the upright.(A)

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In one month (A)I destroyed the three shepherds. But I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.

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In one month I got rid of the three shepherds.

The flock detested(A) me, and I grew weary of them

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12 We should not be like (A)Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? (B)Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous.

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12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one(A) and murdered his brother.(B) And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.(C)

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With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of (A)debauchery, and (B)they malign you; but they will give account to him who is ready (C)to judge the living and the dead.

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They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.(A) But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.(B)

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24 (A)“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant[a] above his master. 25 It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. (B)If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign[b] those of his household.

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  1. Matthew 10:24 Or bondservant; also verse 25
  2. Matthew 10:25 Greek lacks will they malign

24 “The student is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his master.(A) 25 It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul,(B) how much more the members of his household!

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15 I will put enmity between you and the woman,
    and between your offspring[a] and (A)her offspring;
(B)he shall bruise your head,
    and you shall bruise his heel.”

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  1. Genesis 3:15 Hebrew seed; so throughout Genesis

15 And I will put enmity
    between you and the woman,
    and between your offspring[a](A) and hers;(B)
he will crush[b] your head,(C)
    and you will strike his heel.”

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  1. Genesis 3:15 Or seed
  2. Genesis 3:15 Or strike