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IfΕἰthe worldὁ κόσμοςhatesμισεῖyou,ὑμᾶςknowγινώσκετεthatὅτιit has hatedμεμίσηκενmeἐμὲbeforeπρῶτονit hatedyou.ὑμῶν
John 15:18
Study it in the app“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.”
With the Greek beneath
John 15:18, word by word
- the worldκόσμοςkosmos
world against God
People who live with their backs to God.
Where else “kosmos” appears- hatesμισεῖmisei
hate
To feel deep aversion toward someone or something and want it away.
Where else “misei” appears- knowγινώσκετεginōskete
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “ginōskete” appears- beforeπρῶτονprōton
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōton” appears
The context
17I command you these things so that you love one another.
18 · This verse (above)
19If you were of the world, the world would hold dear its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.
To study John 15 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus calls himself the true vine. What does he say happens to the branch that stays in him and to the one that does not? (vv. 1-8)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I no longer call you servants, but friends” (v. 15). According to the text, what makes someone a friend? (vv. 12-17)
3. How I live it
“Remain in my love” (v. 9). What simple habit would help you stay close to Jesus this week?