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John 15:18-27
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

18 “If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.(A) 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.(B) 20 Remember the word I spoke to you,[a] ‘No slave is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.(C) 21 And they will do all these things to you on account of my name,[b] because they do not know the one who sent me.(D) 22 If I had not come and spoken[c] to them, they would have no sin; but as it is they have no excuse for their sin.(E) 23 Whoever hates me also hates my Father.(F) 24 If I had not done works among them that no one else ever did, they would not have sin; but as it is, they have seen and hated both me and my Father.(G) 25 But in order that the word written in their law[d] might be fulfilled, ‘They hated me without cause.’(H)

26 “When the Advocate comes whom I will send[e] you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me.(I) 27 And you also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. 15:20 The word I spoke to you: a reference to Jn 13:16.
  2. 15:21 On account of my name: the idea of persecution for Jesus’ name is frequent in the New Testament (Mt 10:22; 24:9; Acts 9:14). For John, association with Jesus’ name implies union with Jesus.
  3. 15:22, 24 Jesus’ words (spoken) and deeds (works) are the great motives of credibility. They have seen and hated: probably means that they have seen his works and still have hated; but the Greek can be read: “have seen both me and my Father and still have hated both me and my Father.” Works…that no one else ever did: so Yahweh in Dt 4:32–33.
  4. 15:25 In their law: law is here used as a larger concept than the Pentateuch, for the reference is to Ps 35:19 or Ps 69:5. See notes on Jn 10:34; 12:34. Their law reflects the argument of the church with the synagogue.
  5. 15:26 Whom I will send: in Jn 14:16, 26, the Paraclete is to be sent by the Father, at the request of Jesus. Here the Spirit comes from both Jesus and the Father in mission; there is no reference here to the eternal procession of the Spirit.
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