He who hates me, hates my Father also. If I hadn’t done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn’t have had sin. But now they have seen and also hated both me and my Father. But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which was written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’
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“I command these things to you, that you may love one another. If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, since I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his lord.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. But they will do all these things to you for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates me, hates my Father also. If I hadn’t done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn’t have had sin. But now they have seen and also hated both me and my Father. But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which was written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’
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He who hates me, hates my Father also.
If I hadn’t done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn’t have had sin. But now they have seen and also hated both me and my Father.
But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which was written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’
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He that hateth me hateth my father.
If I had not done workes amonge the which none other man dyd they had not had synne. But now have they sene and yet have hated bothe me and my father:
even that the sayinge myght be fulfilled that is written in theyr lawe: they hated me wtout a cause.
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He that hateth me, hateth my Father also.
If I had not done workes among them which none other man did, they had not had sinne: but nowe haue they both seene, and haue hated both me, and my Father.
But it is that the worde might be fulfilled, that is written in their Lawe, They hated me without a cause.
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- Psalms 109:3 (v25) They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
- Psalms 69:4 (v25) Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who want to cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are…
- Psalms 35:19 (v25) Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.
- Luke 24:44 (v25) He said to them, “This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets,…
- John 5:36 (v24) But the testimony which I have is greater than that of John, for the works which the Father gave me to accomplish, the very works that I…
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- John 14:9 (v24) Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do…
- John 7:31 (v24) But of the multitude, many believed in him. They said, “When the Christ comes, he won’t do more signs than those which this man has done,…
- John 9:32 (v24) Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.
- John 10:32 (v24) Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?”
- John 10:37 (v24) If I don’t do the works of my Father, don’t believe me.
- Deuteronomy 5:9 (v24) You shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them; for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on…
- Proverbs 8:36 (v24) But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul. All those who hate me love death.”
- Matthew 9:33 (v24) When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The multitudes marveled, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
- John 3:2 (v24) The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that…
- Hebrews 2:3-4 (v24) how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation—which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those…
- Exodus 20:5 (v24) you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on…
- Matthew 11:5 (v24) the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news…
- Matthew 11:20-24 (v24) Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn’t repent. “Woe to you, Chorazin!…
- Mark 2:12 (v24) He arose, and immediately took up the mat, and went out in front of them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, “We…
- Luke 10:12-16 (v24) I tell you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city. “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the…
- Luke 19:37-40 (v24) As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God…
- Luke 24:19 (v24) He said to them, “What things?” They said to him, “The things concerning Jesus, the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word…
- John 6:36 (v24) But I told you that you have seen me, and yet you don’t believe.
- John 8:40-42 (v23) But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham didn’t do this. You do the works of your…
- John 11:47-50 (v24) The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, “What are we doing? For this man does many signs. If we leave…
- John 12:37-40 (v24) But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they didn’t believe in him, that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled,…
- John 12:45 (v24) He who sees me sees him who sent me.
- Acts 2:22 (v24) “Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by…
- Acts 10:38 (v24) even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were…
- Romans 1:30 (v24) backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
- Romans 8:7-8 (v24) because the mind of the flesh is hostile toward God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be. Those who are in the…
- 2 Corinthians 11:7 (v25) Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached to you God’s Good News free of charge?
- 2 Timothy 3:4 (v24) traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
- James 4:4 (v24) You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a…
- 1 John 2:23 (v23) Whoever denies the Son doesn’t have the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also.
- 2 John 1:9 (v23) Whoever transgresses and doesn’t remain in the teaching of Christ, doesn’t have God. He who remains in the teaching has both the Father and…
- Psalms 7:4 (v25) if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary),
- Psalms 81:15 (v24) The haters of Yahweh would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever.
- Matthew 21:32 (v24) For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. When…
- John 10:34 (v25) Jesus answered them, “Isn’t it written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods?’
- John 12:10 (v24) But the chief priests conspired to put Lazarus to death also,
- Romans 3:19 (v25) Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world…
- Romans 3:24 (v25) being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;
- Galatians 2:21 (v25) I don’t reject the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!”
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8 (v25) neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden…
- Revelation 21:6 (v25) He said to me, “I have become the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring…
- Revelation 22:17 (v25) The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” He who hears, let him say, “Come!” He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the…
- John 19:36 (v25) For these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.”
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain On vv23–25 23. He who hateth me hateth my Father also.…
23. He who hateth me hateth my Father also. This is a remarkable passage, which teaches us that no man can hate the doctrine of the Gospel without manifesting his impiety against God. There are many, indeed, who profess differently in words; for, though they abhor the Gospel, still they wish to be thought very good servants of God; but it is false, for a contempt of God is concealed within. In this manner Christ discovers the hypocrisy of many by the light of his doctrine; and on this subject we have spoken more largely under that passage,
Whosoever doeth what is evil hateth the light (John 3:20,)
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and under that passage,
He who honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father, (John 5:23.)
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v25 Sometime by this word, Law, are meant the five…
Sometime by this word, Law, are meant the five books of Moses, but in this place, the whole Scripture: for the place alleged is in the Psalms.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv23–25 23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
Ver. 23. He that hateth me] It is wonder how any should, yet we read of God-haters, Rom 1:30, and all sin is a kind of God-slaughter, Omne peccatum est Deicidium. All sin is a a God slayer. The wicked wish there were no God, when David cries out, Vivat Deus, Let God live. Psa 18:46.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv23–25 This agreeth with what we had, Joh 5:23. It…
This agreeth with what we had, Joh 5:23. It is a common error of the world, that many in it would pretend to love God, while yet they are manifest haters of Christ and his gospel. Now, saith our Saviour, this is impossible; whosoever hateth him who is sent, hateth also him that sent him. God the Father and Christ are one, and no man can hate Christ, or be an enemy to Christ, but he must be an enemy to his Father: and as this is an aggravation of their sin, so it is a great argument of consolation to the disciples of Christ, that those who should be their enemies were such as were in reality God’s enemies.
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William Burkitt 1703 · Public Domain On v23 These words declare the heinous nature of the Pharisees…
These words declare the heinous nature of the Pharisees sin, in hating and persecuting Christ, who had done before their eyes such works as no man besides him, or before him, ever did: he acting by his own power.
Peter healed the lame man, Act 3:1-16. but it was in the name of Jesus of Nazareth: but Christ healed the sick, and raised the dead, in his own name, and by a special word of command: I say unto thee, arise: yet did the Pharisees hate him and his Father, according to the prediction, They hated me without a cause Psa 35:19. Which being spoken of David in type, received a more eminent accomplishment in Christ, the Son of David.
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Learn thence, 1. That let men pretend to ever so much holiness or respect to God, yet if they hate Christ, despise his gospel, they are haters of God, who is one in essence and nature with his Son. He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
Learn, 2. That no miracles wrought by mortal men were ever comparable with the miracles wrought by Christ the Son of God; he did surpass them all in number, kind, and manner of doing them; by his own authority, in his own name, and not as others who obtained their power by prayer from God: I have none amongst them the works which none other man did.
Learn, 3. That Christ having confirmed his doctrine by such unparalleled miracles as the world was never before acquainted with doth aggravate the sin of those that are haters of his person, despisers of his doctrine, and reproachers of his miracles; it being just with God, when men obstinately shut their eyes, and will not see, judicially to close their eyes, and say, They shall not see.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv23–24 But when the Comforter is come,.... Or advocate, the…
But when the Comforter is come,.... Or advocate, the Spirit of God; who was to be, and has been an advocate for Christ, against the world, and for his people, against all their enemies; and who as he was to reprove, and did reprove the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, in favour of Christ, so he was to assist his people, and plead their cause, and help them, in vindication of themselves, before the princes of the earth, as he did: and who also was to act, and has acted the part of a "comforter" to them, under all the hatred and violence they have met with from the world; by taking and applying the things of Christ to them; by shedding the love of God in them; by applying the promises of the Gospel to them; by witnessing their adoption, and sealing them up to the day of redemption:
whom I will send unto you from the Father; visibly, as on the day of Pentecost, in cloven tongues as of fire; and invisibly into their hearts, by the secret influence of his light and grace; which mission, as it suggests no inferiority in the spirit, either to the Father or the Son; since the same spirit with the Father, was the sender of Christ; so it is expressive of the equal deity of Christ, and his joint power and authority with the Father:
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even the Spirit of truth; who is the true Spirit, truth itself; yea, the true God, with the Father and Son; the Spirit of him who is truth; the dictator of the Scriptures of truth; who leads his people into all truth; and is the Spirit of truth, as he is a witness or testifier of Christ, hereafter promised:
which proceedeth from the Father; Christ is not content to describe him by his work and office, as, an, advocate and comforter, and as the Spirit of truth: and from his mission by him from the Father; all which shows his usefulness and authority; but also from his nature and essence, which is the same with the Father's; and from his peculiar personal and distinctive character, expressed by his proceeding from the Father; and which is mentioned, as what is distinct from his mission by Christ, from the Father before spoken of; and designs no other, than the eternal, ineffable, and continued act of his procession, from the Father and the Son; in which he partakes of the same nature with them, and which personally distinguishes him from them. The ancient Jews (x) spoke of him just in the same language; "the Spirit of God", in Gen 1:2; they say is the Holy Spirit, "which proceedeth from God": very pertinently does Christ take notice of this his character here, when he was about to speak of him as his testifier:
he shall testify of me: of his deity and sonship, of his incarnation, of his being the Messiah, of his sufferings and death, of his resurrection and ascension, of his exaltation at the right hand of God, and of his ordination to be the Judge of quick and dead; all which he bore testimony to, by the gifts bestowed upon the apostles, and the great grace that was upon them all; by the signs, wonders, and divers miracles, by which the Gospel of Christ was confirmed; and by the power, influence, and success, which attended the preaching of it every where. Thus he testified of Christ, against the blaspheming Jews, and persecuting Gentiles, to the reproof and confusion of them; and he testified of him to the apostles, and all true believers, to their great joy and comfort, and to the support of them, under all the malice and hatred of the world.
(x) Zohar in Gen. fol. 1. 4.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv23, 25 He that hateth me - As every unbeliever doth,…
He that hateth me - As every unbeliever doth, For as the love of God is inseparable from faith, so is the hatred of God from unbelief.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v25 Verse 25. Written in their law] See Clarke on…
Verse 25. Written in their law] See Clarke on Joh 10:34. These words are taken from Ps 69:4. This psalm is applied to Christ, Joh 2:17; Joh 19:28; to the vengeance of God against Judea, Ac 1:20. The psalm seems entirely prophetic of Christ. His deep abasement is referred to, Ps 69:2-5; his prayer for his disciples and followers, Ps 69:6; that for himself, in the garden of Gethsemane, Ps 69:15-19; his crucifixion, Ps 69:20-22; the vengeance of God against the Jews, from Ps 69:23-29; the glorious manner in which he gets out of all his sufferings, Ps 69:30; the abolition of the Mosaic rites and ceremonies, Ps 69:31, compared with Isa 66:3; and, finally, the establishment of the Gospel through the whole world, in Ps 69:33 and following verses. The reader will do well to consult the psalm before he proceeds.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v24 Joh 15:24-27. If I had not done among them,…
Joh 15:24-27. If I had not done among them, &c. — If I had wrought no miracle at all among them; nay, if I had not done such extraordinary works as no other man ever did, not even their prophets, or Moses himself; they had not had sin — Any degree of sin comparable to that which they are now under: but now they have both seen, &c. — But now, as they have rejected my superior miracles, which they have seen with their own eyes, at the same time that they own the evidence of those which Moses wrought, of which they have heard only by distant report, they manifest such an obstinate perverseness of temper, that I may truly say, they have both seen and hated both me and my Father. For in my miracles, which are greater than any hitherto exhibited, they have seen, or might have seen, who I am; namely, the only-begotten Son of God; and who is my Father; for the glory of all the divine perfections shines forth in my miracles. Nevertheless, they have rejected me, who have performed these miracles, and my Father likewise, who sent me to perform them; so that, shutting their eyes against the light thus shining on them, and hardening their hearts against that incontrovertible evidence of my mission, which my mighty works afford, it is evident they reject me, not out of ignorance and weakness, but out of wilful hatred to me, and him that sent me, and therefore are utterly inexcusable. But this cometh to pass — This is all permitted; that the word might be fulfilled — Or, in consequence of this being permitted, the word is fulfilled; see note on chap. Joh 12:37-40; that is written in the law — Or in their sacred volume; (namely, Psa 35:19;) They hated me without a cause — These very words, strictly speaking, were spoken concerning David, and are here applied to the Messiah, both because David was a type of him, and because he was hated without a cause, (see Isa 3:3-9; Dan 9:26; Zec 12:10,) as David was. The meaning is, Be not surprised that I, who am the Messiah, have been rejected of the Jews. It has happened according to the prediction of their own prophets. But when the Comforter is come, &c. — But, “for your encouragement I assure you, that they will not always continue thus obstinately bent against me and my religion. When he, who is to comfort you under all your troubles by the aid he will afford you, and who on that account is justly styled the Comforter; when he is come, whom I will send you from the Father — To remain always with you; even the Spirit of truth — He shall bear witness to me and to my religion so effectually, that many of the Jews shall be converted.” — Macknight. We may observe here, that the Spirit’s coming, and being sent, by our Lord, from the Father, to testify of him, are personal characters, and plainly distinguish him from the Father and the Son. And his title as the Spirit of truth, together with his proceeding from the Father, can agree to none but a divine person. And that he proceeds from the Son as well as from the Father, may be fairly argued from his being called the Spirit of Christ, 1Pe 1:11; and from his being said to be sent by Christ from the Father, as well as sent by the Father in Christ’s name. And ye also — Weak as you now appear, shall, by his powerful assistance, bear a courageous and convincing testimony to me, because you have been with me from the beginning — Namely, of my ministry, and therefore are the best qualified to give an account of my whole conduct; which, the better it is known, the more it will justify my cause, and expose the wickedness of those that rise up against me. In other words, “In process of time men’s eyes shall be opened to discern the authority of your testimony; and they shall give credit to your reports concerning me, because they shall know that ye have been my companions from the very first, consequently eye and ear-witnesses of all that I have done and said: so that after a while you shall testify concerning me, and preach my religion far more successfully than it will be in your power to do at the beginning.” See Doddridge and Macknight.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv23–25 He that hateth me ... - To show them…
He that hateth me ... - To show them that this was no slight crime, he reminds them that a rejection of himself is also a rejection of God. Such is the union between them, that no one can hate the one without also hating the other. See Joh 5:19-20; Joh 14:7, Joh 14:9.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v24 How can this be true, that Christ wrought greater…
How can this be true, that Christ wrought greater wonders than any one else had ever done? We find recounted in the Old Testament, the miracles of Elias and Eliseus, who raised the dead to life, healed the sick, and brought down fire from heaven; of Moses, who afflicted Egypt with plagues, divided the Red Sea, for the passage of the Israelites, and brought water from the rock; of Josue, who stopped the waters of the Jordan, for the passage of the children of Israel, and in the battle of Gabaon, made the sun and moon stand still; in all which miracles, there appeared a greater manifestation of power, than in any of the miracles wrought by our Saviour, during his ministry. But to this may be answered, that the miracles of our Saviour were much more numerous than those of any of the saints of the Old Testament, even of Moses himself; particularly when we compare the few years which he preached, and manifested the glory of his Father by his miracles, with the long life of Moses: Christ did not preach full four years, whereas Moses governed the people forty years. Again, if the miracles of Jesus were not of so astonishing a nature, at least they always had for their object, the healing of the sick, and the good of the people; which the prophets have given us, as the distinguishing characteristics of the miracles of the Messias. Add to this, the ease and authority with which he performs them, which are most sensible proofs of their superiority. But what chiefly distinguishes his miracles, from those of the other saints, is, that he performed them in proof of his divinity, and of his mission, as the deliverer of Israel: whereas the prophets only perform miracles, as the ministers of the Lord, and as so many voices, which foretold the Messias. Besides, if the ancient saints could work miracles, they never could confer that power upon others, as Christ did upon his disciples, of which the Jews themselves were witnesses, in al the places whither Christ sent his disciples. We omit mentioning his resurrection, which at this time he had not performed, but had already foretold, and which was the greatest miracle that has ever been performed. (Calmet)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv24–25 If I had not done . . . the…
If I had not done . . . the works which none other . . . did--(See on Joh 12:37).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv23–25 23. Hateth me hateth my Father—Their hatred runs through…
23. Hateth me hateth my Father—Their hatred runs through Christ as a conductor and lights upon God. And this is ever true. Men may claim to reject Jesus and yet hold to God. But their God is but a mere natural power, it is not the God of Christ or of the Bible. Some men of science reject Christ, and recognize a Nature, or a system of Laws, as ruling creation. But they ignore Christ, because they really ignore, reject, and scientifically hate the God of Christ. Deism, atheism, are a temper of the heart. Their theories grow out from the spirit and temper of the soul. It is in his heart that the fool saith there is no God; whether that fool be the fool of ignorance, or the greater fool of science. He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv23–25 23. hateth my Father also] Comp. Joh_5:23, Joh_14:9.
23. hateth my Father also] Comp. Joh_5:23, Joh_14:9.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv23–25 (23) He that hateth me hateth my Father also.—Comp.…
(23) He that hateth me hateth my Father also.—Comp. Note on Joh_5:23, and Joh_15:18 in this context. Again the darkness of the world’s hatred is drawn in the successive degrees of sin. Hatred against the disciples is hatred against the Master whom they represent. Hatred against the Son is hatred against the Father whom He represents. Hatred of the Father! There can be no greater darkness. The sinfulness of sin has in this thought reached its limit. God is love. The heart that can hate love has hardened itself, and cannot be loved.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv23–25 He that hateth me, and by implication will hate…
He that hateth me, and by implication will hate you, hateth my Father also. The hatred of goodness in me, the refusal to accept my representation of their Father and mine, becomes a distinct hatred of God himself as I have revealed him. A God of war, a God of partisan jealousy for the honor of Israel, a God who would palliate fratricidal feud, and overlook blasphemous indifference to his true character, they might have tolerated; but the Father-God, whom they might have heard and seen in Christ, is hated by them.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain On v24 24. If I had not done, etc. The proof…
24. If I had not done, etc. The proof of his divine mission was such that they were left without excuse. Hated both me and my Father. The Jews claimed to love God, but when God, manifest in the flesh, appeared, they hated him. The hatred of Christ is the hate of God.
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v24 Sin. (See Scofield "Rom 3:23").
sin
Sin. (See Scofield "Rom 3:23").
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v23 He who hates me also hates my Father ...…
He who hates me also hates my Father ... they have seen and hated both me and my Father
To hate God the Son is to hate God the Father.
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Father
This is an important title for God. (See: Translating Son and Father)
If I had not done the works that no one else did among them, they would have no sin, but
You can translate this double negative in a positive form. AT: "Because I have done among them the works that no one else did, they have had sin, and" (See: Double Negatives)
they would have no sin
"they would not have any sin." See how you translated this in John 15:22.
to fulfill the word that is written in their law
You can translate this in an active form. "Word" here is a metonym for the entire message of God. AT: "to fulfill the prophecy in their law" and "to fulfill the prophecy in their law" (See: Active or Passive and Metonymy)
law
This refers generally to the entire Old Testament, which contained all of God's instructions for his people.
translationWords
God the Father
works
sin
fulfill
word of God
written
law
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v25 15:25 They hated me without cause: This Old Testament…
15:25 They hated me without cause: This Old Testament citation reveals the unwarranted anger of those who belong to the darkness.
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