John 15:23

He that hateth me, hateth also my Father.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

In Context

22If I had not come, and had not spoken to them, they should not have sin; but now they have none excusation [or not excusing] of their sin. (If I had not come, and had not spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.)

24If I had not done the works in them, which none other man did, they should not have sin, (or If I had not done the works among them, which no other man hath ever done, they would not be guilty of sin); but now both they have seen, and have hated me and my Father.

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Cross References

1 John 2:23For each that denieth the Son, hath not the Father; but he that acknowledgeth the Son, hath also the Father.

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 →

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