John 15:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 15:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 15:18 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 15:18 — KJV
“If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.”
— John 15:18 (KJV)
John 15:18 in Context — About the Book of John
John is the Gospel of belief — written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God and have life in His name. Seven I AM declarations, seven signs, and the Bible's most loved verse all live here, alongside Jesus' longest recorded prayer in chapter 17.
Cross-References for John 15:18
“Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:”
Shares key themes with John 15:18: hate, hated, before
“But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his. that...: Heb. that is found with him”
Shares key themes with John 15:18: hate, know, hated
“And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.”
Shares key themes with John 15:18: hate, hated, before
“For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:”
Shares key themes with John 15:18: hate, know, hated
“Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. guilty...: or, subject to the judgment of God”
Shares key themes with John 15:18: world, know, before
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