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 kept them safe by the power of your name, the name that you gave me. I watched over them, and none of them, except one person, became lost. So Scripture came true. 13“But now, ⌞Father,⌟ I’m coming back to you. I say these things while I’m still in the world so that they will have the same joy that I have. I have given them your message. But the world has hated them because they don’t belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. 15I’m not asking you to take them out of the world but to protect them from the evil one. 16They don’t belong to the world any more than I belong to 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 17:8because I gave them the message that you gave me. They have accepted this message, and they know for sure that I came from you. They have believed that you sent me.
• John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I say that what everyone does is evil.
• John 15:18“If the world hates you, realize that it hated me before it hated you.
• Genesis 3:15I will make you and the woman hostile toward each other. I will make your descendants and her descendant hostile toward each other. He will crush your head, and you will bruise his heel.”
• Proverbs 29:27An unjust person is disgusting to righteous people. A decent person is disgusting to wicked people.
• Zechariah 11:8I got rid of three shepherds in one month. I became impatient with the sheep, and they also became disgusted with me.
• Matthew 10:24“A student is not better than his teacher. Nor is a slave better than his owner.
• 1 Peter 4:4Unbelievers insult you now because they are surprised that you no longer join them in the same excesses of wild living.
• 1 John 3:12Don’t be like Cain. He was a child of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain murder his brother? Because the things Cain did were evil and the things his brother did had God’s approval.
• John 17:16They don’t belong to the world any more than I belong to the world.
• John 8:23Jesus said to them, “You’re from below. I’m from above. You’re from this world. I’m not from this world.
• 1 John 4:5These people belong to the world. That’s why they speak the thoughts of the world, and the world listens to them.
• 1 John 5:19We know that we are from God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.

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