John 15:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 15:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 15:19 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 15:19 — KJV
“If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.”
— John 15:19 (KJV)
John 15:19 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 15:19
“Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.”
Shares key themes with John 15:19: love, own, because
“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.”
Shares key themes with John 15:19: world, love, because
“Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.”
Shares key themes with John 15:19: love, own, because
“And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;”
Shares key themes with John 15:19: love, because, therefore
“But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with John 15:19: would, love, because
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