John 15:18
If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
הערת לימוד
Study Note
'If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you' — the logic of the Vine discourse extends from fruitfulness (verses 1–11) to love (verses 12–17) to persecution (verses 18–25), showing that the community united in Christ will share his reception by the world. The 'before' (prōton) of Jesus's priority in being hated is both a comfort (the disciples are in good company) and an explanation (their union with Jesus necessarily involves them in the world's verdict against him). The verse has been the theological grounding for early Christian martyrology and continues to shape Christian communities under political or cultural hostility.
תרגומים נוספים
If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before it hated you.
if the world doth hate you, ye know that it hath hated me before you;
If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you.
הפניות צולבות
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Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom …
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Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you …
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall …
Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all …
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, …
Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach …
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.