John 15:18-27 - The World's Hatred For The Disciples

¹⁸ "If the world hates you, then know that it has [already] hated me, [even] before it hated you. ¹⁹ If you belonged to the world, the world would love [you as] its own people. But since you do not belong to the world, for I chose you out of it, that is why the world hates you. ²⁰ Remember what I said to you, 'A slave is not greater [in importance] than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will [also] persecute you, too; if they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. ²¹ But they [i.e., the world] will do all these things to you for my name's sake [i.e., because you are my disciples], for they do not know Him [i.e., God], who sent me. ²² They would not be guilty of sinning if I had not come and spoken to them. But now [that I have], they have no excuse for their sin. ²³ The person who hates me, hates my Father also. ²⁴ If I had not performed the [miraculous] deeds among them which no one else had done, they would not be guilty of sinning. But now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father. ²⁵ This all happened so the Scripture, written in their law [Psa. 35:19], would be fulfilled, 'They hated me for no reason.'

²⁶ "But the Helper will come, that is, the Holy Spirit of truth [i.e., who reveals truth]. He comes from the Father and I will send Him to you from the Father. [When He comes] He will give testimony about me. ²⁷ And you will give testimony about me [also], because you men have been with me from the beginning [of my ministry]."