John 15:19
If you had been of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
18If the world hate you, know ye, that it hath hated me before you.
Cross References
John 15:16You have not chosen me: but I have chosen you; and have appointed you, that you should go, and should bring forth fruit; and your fruit should remain: that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Ephesians 1:4As he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and unspotted in his sight in charity.
Titus 3:3For we ourselves also were some time unwise, incredulous, erring, slaves to divers desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
1 Peter 4:3For the time past is sufficient to have fulfilled the will of the Gentiles, for them who have walked in riotousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and unlawful worshipping of idols.
1 John 4:4You are of God, little children, and have overcome him. Because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Revelation 12:9And that great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduceth the whole world; and he was cast unto the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
Matthew Henry on John 15:19-26
Hatred and Persecution Foretold. 18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. 21 But all these things will they do unto you… Read the whole commentary →