John 17:14 Cross References

John 17:14

14: I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not.

"When the world hates you, remember it hated me before it hated you.
The world would love you if you belonged to it, but you don't. I chose you to come out of the world, and so it hates you.
Do you remember what I told you? 'A servant is not greater than the master.' Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you!
The people of the world will hate you because you belong to me, for they don't know God who sent me.

We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the power and control of the evil one.
And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we are in God because we are in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.

Then he said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not.

These people belong to this world, so they speak from the world's viewpoint, and the world listens to them.
But we belong to God; that is why those who know God listen to us. If they do not belong to God, they do not listen to us. That is how we know if someone has the Spirit of truth or the spirit of deception.

The world can't hate you, but it does hate me because I accuse it of sin and evil.

I got rid of their three evil shepherds in a single month. But I became impatient with these sheep--this nation--and they hated me, too.

"A student is not greater than the teacher. A servant is not greater than the master.
The student shares the teacher's fate. The servant shares the master's fate. And since I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons, how much more will it happen to you, the members of the household!

We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been doing what was right.

Of course, your former friends are very surprised when you no longer join them in the wicked things they do, and they say evil things about you.
But just remember that they will have to face God, who will judge everyone, both the living and the dead.

From now on, you and the woman will be enemies, and your offspring and her offspring will be enemies. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."

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