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but it hates Me, because I bear witness concerning it that its works are evil. <a href="/kjv/john/7.htm">King James Bible</a> The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. <a href="/nkjv/john/7.htm">New King James Version</a> The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil. <a href="/nasb_/john/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify about it, that its deeds are evil. <a href="/nasb/john/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it, that its deeds are evil. <a href="/nasb77/john/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “The world cannot hate you; but it hates Me because I testify of it, that its deeds are evil. <a href="/lsb/john/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I bear witness about it, that its deeds are evil. <a href="/amp/john/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The world cannot hate you [since you are part of it], but it does hate Me because I denounce it and testify that its deeds are evil. <a href="/csb/john/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The world cannot hate you, but it does hate me because I testify about it—that its works are evil. <a href="/hcsb/john/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The world cannot hate you, but it does hate Me because I testify about it—that its deeds are evil. <a href="/asv/john/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil. <a href="/cev/john/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The people of this world cannot hate you. They hate me, because I tell them that they do evil things. <a href="/erv/john/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil. <a href="/gwt/john/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I say that what everyone does is evil. <a href="/gnt/john/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I keep telling it that its ways are bad. <a href="/isv/john/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify against it that its actions are evil. <a href="/msb/john/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil. <a href="/net/john/7.htm">NET Bible</a> The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I am testifying about it that its deeds are evil. <a href="/nheb/john/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I testify about it, that its works are evil. <a href="/wbt/john/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify concerning it, that its works are evil. <a href="/wey/john/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> It is impossible for the world to hate you; but me it does hate, because I give testimony concerning it that its conduct is evil. <a href="/web/john/7.htm">World English Bible</a> The world can’t hate you, but it hates me, because I testify about it, that its works are evil. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> the world is not able to hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify concerning it that its works are evil. <a href="/blb/john/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> The world is not able to hate you; but it hates Me, because I bear witness concerning it that its works are evil. <a href="/ylt/john/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> the world is not able to hate you, but me it doth hate, because I testify concerning it that its works are evil. <a href="/slt/john/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The world cannot hate you: but me it hates, for I testify of it, that its works are evil.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth: because I give testimony of it, that the works thereof are evil. <a href="/cpdv/john/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The world cannot hate you. But it hates me, because I offer testimony about it, that its works are evil. <a href="/nabre/john/7.htm">New American Bible</a> The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I testify to it that its works are evil. <a href="/nrsvce/john/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify against it that its works are evil.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The world cannot hate you; but it hates me, because I testify against it, that its works are evil. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I am testifying about it, that its servants are evil.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> The world can not hate you; but me it hates, because I testify of it, that its works are evil. <a href="/godbey/john/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>The world is not able to hate you; but it hates me, because I testify against it, that its works are evil.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> The world cannot hate you, but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its deeds are evil. <a href="/mace/john/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> the world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I plainly show, that their works are evil. <a href="/wey/john/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> It is impossible for the world to hate you; but me it does hate, because I give testimony concerning it that its conduct is evil. <a href="/worrell/john/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>The world cannot hate you; but Me it hates, because I testify concerning it, that its works are evil.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>but me it hates, because I bear <Fr>my<FR> testimony concerning it, that it's deeds are evil.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/7-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=2329" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/7.htm">Jesus Teaches at the Feast</a> …6Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come. 7<a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">The</a> <a href="/greek/2889.htm" title="2889: kosmos (N-NMS) -- Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).">world</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/1410.htm" title="1410: dynatai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.">cannot</a> <a href="/greek/3404.htm" title="3404: misein (V-PNA) -- To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less.">hate</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you,</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">but</a> <a href="/greek/3404.htm" title="3404: misei (V-PIA-3S) -- To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less.">it hates</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: eme (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">because</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/3140.htm" title="3140: martyrō (V-PIA-1S) -- To witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report. From martus; to be a witness, i.e. Testify.">testify</a> <a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="4012: peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">its</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-NNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2041.htm" title="2041: erga (N-NNP) -- From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.">works</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">are</a> <a href="/greek/4190.htm" title="4190: ponēra (Adj-NNP) -- Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. ">evil.</a> 8Go up to the feast on your own. I am not going up to this feast, because My time has not yet come.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-19</a> If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. <a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-20</a> And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. / Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. <a href="/matthew/10-22.htm">Matthew 10:22</a> You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved. <a href="/1_john/3-13.htm">1 John 3:13</a> So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you. <a href="/luke/6-22.htm">Luke 6:22-23</a> Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. / Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way. <a href="/matthew/5-10.htm">Matthew 5:10-12</a> Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. <a href="/1_john/4-5.htm">1 John 4:5-6</a> They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them. / We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception. <a href="/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a> You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God. <a href="/1_peter/4-4.htm">1 Peter 4:4-5</a> Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you. / But they will have to give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. <a href="/galatians/4-16.htm">Galatians 4:16</a> Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth? <a href="/proverbs/29-27.htm">Proverbs 29:27</a> An unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked. <a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20</a> Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. <a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Amos 5:10</a> There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity. <a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Psalm 69:4</a> Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay. <a href="/psalms/35-19.htm">Psalm 35:19</a> Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The world cannot hate you; but me it hates, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.world.<a href="/john/15-19.htm">John 15:19</a> 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.<a href="/luke/6-26.htm">Luke 6:26</a> Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.<a href="/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a> Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.but.<a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18,19,23-25</a> If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you… <a href="/john/17-14.htm">John 17:14</a> I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.<a href="/proverbs/8-36.htm">Proverbs 8:36</a> But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.because.<a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19</a> And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.<a href="/1_kings/21-20.htm">1 Kings 21:20</a> And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.<a href="/1_kings/22-8.htm">1 Kings 22:8</a> And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/6-65.htm">Able</a> <a href="/john/5-39.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/luke/19-13.htm">Conduct</a> <a href="/john/5-29.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/john/6-70.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/luke/21-17.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/john/3-20.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/john/3-20.htm">Hates</a> <a href="/john/3-20.htm">Hateth</a> <a href="/luke/18-27.htm">Impossible</a> <a href="/john/6-52.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/john/5-39.htm">Testify</a> <a href="/john/5-39.htm">Testimony</a> <a href="/john/6-50.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/john/7-3.htm">Witness</a> <a href="/john/7-4.htm">Works</a> <a href="/john/7-4.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/7-34.htm">Able</a> <a href="/john/8-14.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/john/7-51.htm">Conduct</a> <a href="/john/8-39.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/john/7-20.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/john/15-18.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/john/15-18.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/john/12-25.htm">Hates</a> <a href="/john/12-25.htm">Hateth</a> <a href="/john/8-21.htm">Impossible</a> <a href="/john/8-21.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/john/8-13.htm">Testify</a> <a href="/john/8-13.htm">Testimony</a> <a href="/john/7-21.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/john/8-13.htm">Witness</a> <a href="/john/7-18.htm">Works</a> <a href="/john/8-12.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">John 7</div>1. <a href="/john/7-1.htm">Jesus reproves the ambition and boldness of his kinsmen;</a> 10. <a href="/john/7-10.htm">goes up from Galilee to the feast of tabernacles;</a> 14. <a href="/john/7-14.htm">teaches in the temple.</a> 40. <a href="/john/7-40.htm">Various opinions of him among the people.</a> 45. <a href="/john/7-45.htm">The Pharisees are angry that their officers took him not, </a> 50. <a href="/john/7-50.htm">and chide with Nicodemus for taking his side.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The world cannot hate you In this phrase, Jesus is speaking to His brothers, who at this point do not believe in Him. The "world" here refers to the system of human society that is opposed to God. Jesus indicates that His brothers are part of this world system, and therefore, the world does not hate them. This reflects the broader biblical theme that those who are aligned with worldly values and systems are not in conflict with it. In <a href="/john/15-19.htm">John 15:19</a>, Jesus later tells His disciples that the world will hate them because they are not of the world, just as He is not.but it hates Me The world’s hatred of Jesus is a recurring theme in the Gospels. This hatred stems from Jesus' divine nature and His mission to reveal the truth about God and humanity. The religious leaders and many others in society felt threatened by Jesus because He challenged their authority and exposed their hypocrisy. This animosity is prophesied in passages like <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>, which describes the Messiah as "despised and rejected by men." Jesus' presence and teachings were a direct challenge to the sinful nature of the world.because I testify that its works are evil Jesus' testimony about the world's evil works is a central reason for the world's hatred. His teachings and actions consistently exposed sin and called for repentance, which was uncomfortable and unwelcome to those who were entrenched in their ways. This aligns with the role of prophets in the Old Testament, who often faced persecution for speaking God's truth. Jesus, as the ultimate prophet, fulfills this role perfectly. His testimony is not just verbal but also demonstrated through His life and miracles, which reveal the righteousness of God and the sinfulness of humanity. This concept is echoed in <a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-20</a>, where it is stated that people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is speaking to His brothers about the world's reaction to Him and His message. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_world.htm">The World</a> Refers to the system of human society that is in opposition to God and His ways. In this context, it represents those who reject Jesus and His teachings. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jesus'_brothers.htm">Jesus' Brothers</a> They are the immediate audience of Jesus' statement. At this point, they do not fully believe in Him (<a href="/john/7-5.htm">John 7:5</a>). 4. <a href="/topical/f/feast_of_tabernacles.htm">Feast of Tabernacles</a> The event during which this conversation takes place. It is a Jewish festival that commemorates the Israelites' wilderness journey and God's provision. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where the Feast of Tabernacles is being celebrated and where Jesus is heading, despite the danger posed by those who oppose Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_world's_opposition.htm">Understanding the World's Opposition</a> The world is inherently opposed to the truth of Christ because His message exposes its sinful nature. Believers should not be surprised by hostility from the world. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a> Following Jesus means standing against the world's values. Believers must be prepared to face rejection and persecution for their faith. <a href="/topical/l/living_as_light_in_darkness.htm">Living as Light in Darkness</a> Just as Jesus testified to the world's evil, Christians are called to be light in a dark world, living out and proclaiming the truth of the Gospel. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_witnessing.htm">Courage in Witnessing</a> Jesus' example of courage in the face of opposition encourages believers to boldly share their faith, trusting in God's protection and purpose. <a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a> Believers should regularly examine their own lives to ensure they are not conforming to the world's standards but are instead aligned with Christ's teachings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 7</a> <a href="/q/who_is_the_antichrist.htm">What is the identity of the antichrist?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_true_identity_and_how_to_get_it.htm">What does 'every tribe and tongue' mean in salvation?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_believers_face_conflict_despite_faith.htm">Proverbs 16:7 claims that when a person's ways please the Lord, their enemies are at peace with them--how does this account for believers who suffer relentless persecution or conflict?</a> <a href="/q/do_you_know_jesus_as_your_savior.htm">Do you know Jesus as your Savior?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) The world cannot hate you.--Because they were of the world. To have hated them, would have been to have hated itself. (Comp. <a href="/context/john/3-19.htm" title="And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.">John 3:19-20</a>.)But me it hateth, because I testify . . .--He had placed Himself in a position of antagonism to it, and must necessarily do so. His words and acts must be a witness against the evil of its deeds. This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil. But men who love darkness must also hate light. Its very presence makes the darkness visible; and nothing cuts to the very quick, like that which makes the heart condemn itself.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - The world cannot hate you; but it hateth me, because I bear witness concerning it, that its works are evil. The "world" is here used in the current Johannine sense of "humanity unregenerate, humanity without grace, or apart from God." The hatred of the world to Christ was pressing down upon his spirit like an intolerable load. He admitted that, from its own standpoint, there was some justification for the feeling. The world hates its censor; it repels the judgment passed upon it. It is satisfied with itself and its own idea of righteousness. It is satisfied with its own standards and cries and professions, so that to be accused of wrongful notions, of a depravity under the clothing of Pharisaic propriety, of a hidden leprosy which is eating into its vitals, rouses all its animosity. If Christ were to go, he must deliver his soul. Already the thunder peal of <a href="/matthew/22.htm">Matthew 22-25</a>, to be shortly delivered after full assertion of the nature of his work, and in the metropolis of the theocracy, was hurtling in his soul, and he foresaw the outburst of maddened rage which would follow; but with melancholy and some gentle irony he said, "The world against which I have to deliver my prophetic burden cannot (οὐ δύναται, moral impossibility) hate you! Your aim is to fall in with its demands, to realize its corrupt and unspiritual dreams. You are violating none of its cherished fancies; you are abasing none of its idols; your time is always ready; my time is not yet come." <a href="/commentaries/john/7-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>The ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. world κόσμος (kosmos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally). cannot δύναται (dynatai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1410.htm">Strong's 1410: </a> (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. hate μισεῖν (misein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_3404.htm">Strong's 3404: </a> To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less. you, ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. but δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. it hates μισεῖ (misei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3404.htm">Strong's 3404: </a> To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less. Me, ἐμὲ (eme) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. because ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. testify μαρτυρῶ (martyrō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3140.htm">Strong's 3140: </a> To witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report. From martus; to be a witness, i.e. Testify. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. its αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. works ἔργα (erga) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2041.htm">Strong's 2041: </a> From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act. are ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. evil. πονηρά (ponēra) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4190.htm">Strong's 4190: </a> Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/7-7.htm">John 7:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/7-7.htm">John 7:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/7-7.htm">John 7:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/7-7.htm">John 7:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/7-7.htm">John 7:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/7-7.htm">John 7:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/7-7.htm">John 7:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/7-7.htm">John 7:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/7-7.htm">John 7:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/7-7.htm">John 7:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/7-7.htm">NT Gospels: John 7:7 The world can't hate you but it (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/7-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 7:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 7:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/7-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 7:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 7:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>