John 17:14

John 17:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
• New International Version (NIV)I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

Context of John 17:14

12While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and protected them, and not one of them was lost except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled. 13But now I am coming to You; and I say these things [while I am still] in the world so that they may experience My joy made full and complete and perfect within them [filling their hearts with My delight]. I have given to them Your word [the message You gave Me]; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world and do not belong to the world, just as I am not of the world and do not belong to it. 15I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but that You keep them and protect them from the evil one. 16They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

John 17:14 word by word

ἐγὼ δέδωκα αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον σου, καὶ ὁ κόσμος ἐμίσησεν αὐτούς, ὅτι οὐκ εἰσὶν ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου καθὼς ἐγὼ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• have givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• wordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• hath hatedμισέωmiseō · to hateG3404
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• they areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• notοὐou · noG3756
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• even asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531

Cross-references for John 17:14

• John 17:8For the words which You gave Me I have given them; and they received and accepted them and truly understood [with confident assurance] that I came from You [from Your presence], and they believed [without any doubt] that You sent Me.
• John 7:7The world cannot hate you [since you are part of it], but it does hate Me because I denounce it and testify that its deeds are evil.
• John 15:18“If the world hates you [and it does], know that it has hated Me before it hated you.
• Genesis 3:15And I will put enmity (open hostility) Between you and the woman, And between your seed (offspring) and her Seed; He shall [fatally] bruise your head, And you shall [only] bruise His heel.”
• Proverbs 29:27An unjust man is repulsive to the righteous, And he who is upright in the way [of the Lord] is repulsive to the wicked.
• Zechariah 11:8Then I eliminated the three [incompetent, unfit] shepherds [the civil rulers, the priests, and the prophets] in one month, for I was impatient with them, and they also were tired of me and despised me.
• Matthew 10:24“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor is a bond-servant above his master.
• 1 Peter 4:4In [connection with] all this, they [the unbelievers] are resentful and surprised that you do not [think like them, value their values and] run [hand in hand] with them into the same excesses of dissipation and immoral freedom, and they criticize and abuse and ridicule you and make fun of your values.
• 1 John 3:12and not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother [Abel]. And why did he murder him? Because Cain’s deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.
• John 17:16They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
• John 8:23He said to them, “You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.
• 1 John 4:5They [who teach twisted doctrine] are of the world and belong to it; therefore they speak from the [viewpoint of the] world [with its immoral freedom and baseless theories—demanding compliance with their opinions and ridiculing the values of the upright], and the [gullible one of the] world listens closely and pays attention to them.
• 1 John 5:19We know [for a fact] that we are of God, and the whole world [around us] lies in the power of the evil one [opposing God and His precepts].

Commentaries on John 17:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14I have given them thy word - Or, thy doctrine - . In this sense the word is often used by St. John. And the world hath hated them - The Jewish rulers, etc., have hated them. - Why? Because they received the doctrine of God, the science of salvation, and taught it to others. They knew Jesus to be the Messiah, and as such they proclaimed him: our Lord speaks prophetically of what was about to take place. How terrible is the perversion of human nature! Men…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14I have given them … - See John 17:8. The world hath hated them … - John 15:18-21.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 Christ does not pray that they might be rich and great in the world, but that they might be kept from sin, strengthened for their duty, and brought safe to heaven. The prosperity of the soul is the best prosperity. He pleaded with his holy Father, that he would keep them by his power and for his glory, that they might be united in affection and labours, even according to the union of the Father and the Son. He did not pray that his disciples…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14God’s word, which Jesus had given his disciples, also provides a defense against the world. The Spirit would preserve and recall God’s word in the church (14:26), equipping the church for its encounter with the world.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-149-14. I pray for them--not as individuals merely, but as representatives of all such in every succeeding age (see on Joh 17:20). not for the world--for they had been given Him "out of the world" (Joh 17:6), and had been already transformed into the very opposite of it. The things sought for them, indeed, are applicable only to such.Read the comment

Topics related to John 17:14

• Hatred
• Jesus Continued
• Persecution
• Prayer
• Word of God

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Commentaries on John 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings