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

12During my time here, I protected them by the power of the name you gave me. I guarded them so that not one was lost, except the one headed for destruction, as the Scriptures foretold. 13“Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy. I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. 15I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. 16They do not belong to this world any more than I do.

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 I have passed on to them the message you gave me. They accepted it and know that I came from you, and they believe you sent me.
• John 7:7The world can’t hate you, but it does hate me because I accuse it of doing evil.
• John 15:18“If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first.
• Genesis 3:15And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.”
• Proverbs 29:27The righteous despise the unjust; the wicked despise the godly.
• Zechariah 11:8I got rid of their three evil shepherds in a single month. But I became impatient with these sheep, and they hated me, too.
• Matthew 10:24“Students are not greater than their teacher, and slaves are not greater than their master.
• 1 Peter 4:4Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you.
• 1 John 3:12We 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 righteous.
• John 17:16They do not belong to this world any more than I do.
• John 8:23Jesus continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You belong to this world; I do not.
• 1 John 4:5Those people belong to this world, so they speak from the world’s viewpoint, and the world listens to them.
• 1 John 5:19We know that we are children of God and that the world around us 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