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href="/bsb/john/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before <i>it hated</i> you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before <i>it hated</i> you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before <i>it hated</i> you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before <i>it hated</i> you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“If the world hates you, know that it has hated Me before <i>it hated</i> you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“If the world hates you [and it does], know that it has hated Me before <i>it hated</i> you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If the world hates you, understand that it hated me before it hated you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me before it hated you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before it hated you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If the people of this world hate you, just remember that they hated me first. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before it hated you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"If the world hates you, realize that it hated me before it hated you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"If the world hates you, just remember that it has hated me first. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If the world hates you, you should realize that it hated me before you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If the world hateth you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />If the world hates you, remember that it has first had me as the fixed object of its hatred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />if the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> if the world doth hate you, ye know that it hath hated me before you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If the world hate you, know that it has hated me the first of you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If the world hate you, know ye, that it hath hated me before you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If the world hate you, know well that it has hated me before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“And if the world hates you, know that it hated me before you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />If the world hates you, you know that it hated me before it hated you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>If the world hates you, know that it first hated me.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />if the world hate you, consider that it hated me before it hated you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />If the world hates you, remember that it has first had me as the fixed object of its hatred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>If the world hates you, ye know that it has hated Me before <i>it hated</i> you.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me first.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/15-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=5560" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/15.htm">The Hatred of the World</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17</span>This is My command to you: Love one another. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: Ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">If</a> <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/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.">hates</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/1097.htm" title="1097: ginōskete (V-PIA-2P) -- A prolonged form of a primary verb; to know in a great variety of applications and with many implications.">understand</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3404.htm" title="3404: memisēken (V-RIA-3S) -- To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less.">it hated</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/4412.htm" title="4412: prōton (Adv-S) -- First, in the first place, before, formerly. Neuter of protos as adverb; firstly.">first.</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> </span> <span class="reftext">19</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-22.htm">Matthew 10:22</a></span><br />You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-13.htm">1 John 3:13</a></span><br />So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-7.htm">John 7:7</a></span><br />The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-14.htm">John 17:14</a></span><br />I have given them Your word and the world has hated them. For they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-5.htm">1 John 4:5-6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Matthew 5:11-12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-22.htm">Luke 6:22</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-12.htm">2 Timothy 3:12</a></span><br />Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-14.htm">1 Peter 4:14</a></span><br />If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-7.htm">Romans 8:7</a></span><br />because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-29.htm">Galatians 4:29</a></span><br />At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-22.htm">Acts 14:22</a></span><br />strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:3-4</a></span><br />so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this. / Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">Isaiah 66:5</a></span><br />You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If the world hate you, you know that it hated me before it hated you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/15-23.htm">John 15:23-25</a></b></br> He that hateth me hateth my Father also… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/3-20.htm">John 3:20</a></b></br> For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/7-7.htm">John 7:7</a></b></br> The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/12-16.htm">First</a> <a href="/luke/22-56.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/john/7-7.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/john/7-7.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/john/12-25.htm">Hates</a> <a href="/john/12-25.htm">Hateth</a> <a href="/luke/21-17.htm">Hatred</a> <a href="/john/14-28.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/john/9-8.htm">Object</a> <a href="/luke/24-49.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/john/14-31.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/15-27.htm">First</a> <a href="/acts/1-7.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/john/15-23.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/john/15-24.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/john/15-19.htm">Hates</a> <a href="/john/15-19.htm">Hateth</a> <a href="/galatians/5-20.htm">Hatred</a> <a href="/john/15-20.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Object</a> <a href="/john/15-20.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/john/15-19.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">John 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">The union of Jesus and his members shown under the parable of a vine.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/15-18.htm">The hatred of the world.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/15-26.htm">The office of the Holy Spirit.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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/15.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/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If the world hates you</b><br>This phrase acknowledges the reality of opposition and persecution faced by believers. The "world" here refers to the system of values and beliefs that are opposed to God, often influenced by sin and under the sway of Satan (1 <a href="/john/5-19.htm">John 5:19</a>). Historically, early Christians faced persecution from both Jewish authorities and the Roman Empire, as seen in Acts and the letters of Paul. This opposition is not just historical but continues in various forms today. The hatred from the world is a result of the believer's identification with Christ, who stands in contrast to worldly values.<p><b>understand that it hated Me first</b><br>Jesus reminds His followers that the animosity they experience is not new; it was first directed at Him. This serves as a comfort and a call to perseverance. Jesus' own life was marked by rejection and hostility, culminating in His crucifixion. This phrase connects to prophecies such as <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, which foretells the suffering of the Messiah. It also aligns with Jesus' earlier teachings in the Gospels, where He warned His disciples of coming persecution (<a href="/matthew/10-22.htm">Matthew 10:22</a>). The hatred towards Jesus was due to His challenge to the religious and social norms of His time, His claim to divinity, and His call to repentance. Believers are called to follow in His footsteps, bearing the same reproach for the sake of the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing His disciples, preparing them for the persecution they will face as His followers.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The immediate audience of Jesus' message, representing all believers who follow Christ.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_world.htm">The World</a></b><br>Refers to the secular, unbelieving society that is often in opposition to God's kingdom and values.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_upper_room_discourse.htm">The Upper Room Discourse</a></b><br>The context of this teaching, where Jesus shares His final instructions and encouragements with His disciples before His crucifixion.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/persecution_of_believers.htm">Persecution of Believers</a></b><br>The event and reality that Jesus is preparing His disciples for, which has been a consistent theme throughout Christian history.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_source_of_hatred.htm">Understanding the Source of Hatred</a></b><br>Recognize that the world's hatred is rooted in its opposition to Christ and His teachings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/expect_persecution.htm">Expect Persecution</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, anticipate opposition and persecution as a natural consequence of living out your faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/find_comfort_in_christ's_example.htm">Find Comfort in Christ's Example</a></b><br>Take solace in knowing that Jesus Himself faced the world's hatred and overcame it, providing a model for us to follow.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/strengthen_your_faith_community.htm">Strengthen Your Faith Community</a></b><br>Lean on fellow believers for support and encouragement when facing the world's hostility.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/live_with_eternal_perspective.htm">Live with Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Focus on the eternal rewards and promises of God, rather than the temporary trials and opposition from the world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_they_marginalized_and_misunderstood.htm">Why are they marginalized and misunderstood by society?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_christianity_accepted_historically.htm">John 15:18–19: If the world is supposed to hate followers of Jesus, how do we explain periods in history when Christianity had widespread acceptance and power?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_church_and_community_differ.htm">Why are they marginalized and misunderstood by society?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_the_decian_persecution.htm">What was the Decian Persecution?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">If the world hate you.</span>--He has spoken of their close union with Himself, and of their love to each other. He proceeds in the remainder of the chapter to speak of their relation to the world. There is a striking contrast between the "love" in the last verse, and the "hatred" in this. There was the more need for them to be close bound to each other, and to their Lord, on account of the hatred which awaited them in the world.<p><span class= "bld">Ye know that it hated me before it hated you.</span>--It is better to take the first word as an imperative, "Know that it hated . . ." The very hatred, then, is a bond of union with their Master, and this thought should supply strength to meet it, and joy even when suffering from it (<a href="/john/15-11.htm" title="These things have I spoken to you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.">John 15:11</a>). (Comp. <a href="/context/1_peter/4-12.htm" title="Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you:">1Peter 4:12-13</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - You need net be surprised <span class="cmt_word">if the world hate you</span>. "The world," <span class="greek">κόσμος</span> (five times used in strongly emphatic manner), is humanity apart from grace. This world will despise and hate your mutual love, will scorn your love to itself for my sake; will detest the higher and unworldly standard which you will set up. But here is some consolation. <span class="cmt_word">Know</span> (<span class="greek">γινώσκετε</span> imperative, as <span class="greek">μνημονεύετε</span> in Ver. 20) <span class="cmt_word">that it has hated me before</span> (it hated) <span class="cmt_word">you</span>. "Me first, <span class="accented">me</span> most" (Lange). "The superlative contains the comparative" (Tholuck). "This hatred is a community of destiny with me" (Meyer). You know how it has hated me, and hunted me from Bethlehem to Egypt, from Nazareth to Capernaum, from Gergesa to Jerusalem. Be not surprised if it hate you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/15-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">If</span><br /><span class="grk">Εἰ</span> <span class="translit">(Ei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> </span><span class="str2">If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">world</span><br /><span class="grk">κόσμος</span> <span class="translit">(kosmos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hates</span><br /><span class="grk">μισεῖ</span> <span class="translit">(misei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3404.htm">Strong's 3404: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you,</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμᾶς</span> <span class="translit">(hymas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">understand</span><br /><span class="grk">γινώσκετε</span> <span class="translit">(ginōskete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1097.htm">Strong's 1097: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it hated</span><br /><span class="grk">μεμίσηκεν</span> <span class="translit">(memisēken)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3404.htm">Strong's 3404: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Me</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐμὲ</span> <span class="translit">(eme)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[first].</span><br /><span class="grk">πρῶτον</span> <span class="translit">(prōton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Superlative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4412.htm">Strong's 4412: </a> </span><span class="str2">First, in the first place, before, formerly. 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