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John 15:19

World English Bible

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.

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John 15:19 in other translations

If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

John 15:19 · American Standard Version

John 15:19 in context

  1. 17“I command these things to you, that you may love one another.
  2. 18If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.
  3. 19If 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.
  4. 20Remember 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.
  5. 21But they will do all these things to you for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me.