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The Hatred of the World

John 15:25

In 9 translations

BSB
But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’See Psalms 35:19, Psalms 38:19, and Psalms 69:4.
KJV
But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
WEB
But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which was written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’
ASV
But this cometh to pass, that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
LSV
but—that the word may be fulfilled that was written in their law—They hated Me without a cause.
YLT
but — that the word may be fulfilled that was written in their law — They hated me without a cause.
DBY
But that the word written in their law might be fulfilled, They hated me without a cause.
DRC
But that the word may be fulfilled which is written in their law: They hated me without cause.
GNV
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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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Word order: Byzantine text place γεγραμμένος elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ἐν τῷ νόμῳ αὐτῶν γεγραμμένος. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐν τῷ νόμῳ αὐτῶν γεγραμμένος; Robinson–Pierpont read γεγραμμένος ἐν τῷ νόμῳ αὐτῶν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἀλλʼ ἵνα πληρωθῇ ὁ λόγος ὁ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ αὐτῶν γεγραμμένος ὅτι Ἐμίσησάν με δωρεάν.
RP2018
Ἀλλ’ ἵνα πληρωθῇ ὁ λόγος ὁ γεγραμμένος ἐν τῷ νόμῳ αὐτῶν ὅτι Ἐμίσησάν με δωρεάν.
TR-Boyd
Ἀλλ᾿ ἵνα πληρωθῇ ὁ λόγος ὁ γεγραμμένος ἐν τῷ νόμῳ αὐτῶν ὅτι Ἐμίσησάν με δωρεάν.
SCR1894
αλλ ινα πληρωθη ο λογος ο γεγραμμενος εν τω νομω αυτων οτι εμισησαν με δωρεαν

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  • Psalms 109:3They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.
  • Psalms 69:4Those 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.
  • Psalms 35:19Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
  • Luke 24:44Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
  • 2 Corinthians 11:7Was it a sin for me to humble myself in order to exalt you, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?
  • Romans 3:24and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
  • John 10:34Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’?
  • Galatians 2:21I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, Christ died for nothing.
  • Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
  • 2 Thessalonians 3:8nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
  • Psalms 7:4if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
  • Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
  • Revelation 21:6And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.
  • John 19:36Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”
  • Matthew 10:8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

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