John 15:25
But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
KJV
ἀλλ’ ἵνα πληρωθῇ ὁ λόγος ὁ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ αὐτῶν γεγραμμένος ὅτι ἐμίσησάν με δωρεάν.
Greek NT
Sed ut adimpleatur sermo, qui in lege eorum scriptus est : Quia odio habuerunt me gratis.
Vulgate
But this cometh to pass, that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
ASV
But that the word may be fulfilled which is written in their law: they hated me without cause.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Intertextual echoes
This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.
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Ps 35:19 · allusion"Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause."Psalm 35: they hated me without cause — Jesus on persecution
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ἐν τῷ νόμῳ αὐτῶν γεγραμμένος — SBLGNT
- ἐν τῷ νόμῳ αὐτῶν γεγραμμένος — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- γεγραμμένος ἐν τῷ νόμῳ αὐτῶν — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
1. Many of the more careless sort of persons, using the lovingkindness of God to increase the magnitude of their sins and the excess of their disregard, speak in this way, There is no hell, there is no future punishment, God forgives us all sins. To stop whose mouths a wise man says, Say not, His mercy is great, He will be pacified for the multitude of my sins; for mercy and wr…
Cross-references
- 1Sam 19:5 — For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent bl
- 1Sam 24:11 — Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in
- 2Cor 11:7 — Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?
- Gal 4:21 — Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
- John 12:34 — The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
- Luke 24:44 — And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the
- Matt 1:22 — Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
- Matt 4:14 — That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
- Matt 21:13 — And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
- Ps 25:3 — Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
- Ps 35:7 — For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
- Ps 35:19 — Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
- Ps 35:19 — Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
- Ps 59:3 — For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
- Ps 69:4 — They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
- Ps 69:4 — They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
- Ps 109:3 — They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
- Ps 119:78 — Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
- Ps 119:161 — Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
- Rom 3:19 — Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.