John 15:18-25 If the world hate you, you know that it hated me before it hated you.… The children of this world as distinguished from the children of God. Called the world as indicating number, confederacy, and spirit. Three characteristics. I. GOVERNED BY SENSE. II. LIVING FOR THE PRESENT. III. RULED BY THE OPINIONS AND CUSTOMS OF MEN. (W. H. Van Doren, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.WEB: If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. |
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