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John 15:21

They will do to you whatever they did to me, because you belong to me. They don't know the one who sent me.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Blindness;   Commandments;   Minister, Christian;   Persecution;   Thompson Chain Reference - Abiding in Christ;   Fellowship-Estrangement;   Ignorance;   Knowledge-Ignorance;   Nearness to God;   Vine;   The Topic Concordance - Comfort;   Enemies;   Hate;   Holy Spirit;   Jesus Christ;   Persecution;   Sending and Those Sent;   Sin;   Truth;   Witness;   World;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Afflictions;   Ignorance of God;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Comforter;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Suffering;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Union to Christ;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hate, Hatred;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Children (Sons) of God;   God;   Holy Spirit;   John, Theology of;   Love, Lover, Lovely, Beloved;   Vine, Vineyard;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Death of Christ;   Dependence;   Discipline (2);   Hating, Hatred;   Mediator;   Old Testament (I. Christ as Fulfilment of);   Self-Control;   Son of God;   Steward, Stewardship;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Fruit;   Pentecost;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Trinity;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for November 10;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But they will do all these things to you on account of my name,
King James Version (1611)
But all these things will they doe vnto you for my Names sake, because they know not him that sent me.
King James Version
But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
English Standard Version
But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.
New American Standard Bible
"But all these things they will do to you on account of My name, because they do not know the One who sent Me.
New Century Version
They will do all this to you on account of me, because they do not know the One who sent me.
Amplified Bible
"But they will do all these [hurtful] things to you for My name's sake [because you bear My name and are identified with Me], for they do not know the One who sent Me.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But all these things they will do to you for My name's sake, because they do not know the One who sent Me.
Legacy Standard Bible
But all these things they will do to you for My name's sake, because they do not know the One who sent Me.
Berean Standard Bible
But they will treat you like this on account of My name, because they do not know the One who sent Me.
Contemporary English Version
People will do to you exactly what they did to me. They will do it because you belong to me, and they don't know the one who sent me.
Complete Jewish Bible
But they will do all this to you on my account, because they don't know the One who sent me.
Darby Translation
But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they have not known him that sent me.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But all these things will they doe vnto you for my Names sake, because they haue not knowen him that sent me.
George Lamsa Translation
But they will do all these things to you for the sake of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.
Good News Translation
But they will do all this to you because you are mine; for they do not know the one who sent me.
Lexham English Bible
But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.
Literal Translation
But all these things they will do to you on account of My name, because they do not know the One who sent Me.
American Standard Version
But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
Bible in Basic English
They will do all this to you because of my name--because they have no knowledge of him who sent me.
Hebrew Names Version
But all these things will they do to you for my name's sake, because they don't know him who sent me.
International Standard Version
They will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.Matthew 10:22; 24:9; John 16:3;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
But these all will they do to you on account of my name, because they know not Him who sent me.
Murdock Translation
But all these things will they do to you, on account of my name, because they know not him that sent me.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But all these thynges wyll they do vnto you for my names sake, because they haue not knowe hym that sent me.
English Revised Version
But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
World English Bible
But all these things will they do to you for my name's sake, because they don't know him who sent me.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But all these things will they do to you, for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
Weymouth's New Testament
But they will inflict all this suffering upon you on account of your bearing my name--because they do not know Him who sent me.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But thei schulen do to you alle these thingis for my name, for thei knowen not hym that sente me.
Update Bible Version
But all these things they will do to you for my name's sake, because they don't know him that sent me.
Webster's Bible Translation
But all these things will they do to you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
New English Translation
But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.
New King James Version
But all these things they will do to you for My name's sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.
New Living Translation
They will do all this to you because of me, for they have rejected the one who sent me.
New Life Bible
They will do all these things to you because you belong to Me. They do not know My Father Who sent Me.
New Revised Standard
But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, all these things, will they do unto you, on account of my name, because they know not him that sent me.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But all these things they will do to you for my name’s sake: because they know not him that sent me.
Revised Standard Version
But all this they will do to you on my account, because they do not know him who sent me.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But all these thinges will they do vnto you for my names sake because they have not knowen him that sent me.
Young's Literal Translation
but all these things will they do to you, because of my name, because they have not known Him who sent me;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But all this shal they do vnto you for my names sake, because they knowe not him yt sent me.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but all these things will they do unto you, out of hatred to my name, because they know not him that sent me.
THE MESSAGE
"They are going to do all these things to you because of the way they treated me, because they don't know the One who sent me. If I hadn't come and told them all this in plain language, it wouldn't be so bad. As it is, they have no excuse. Hate me, hate my Father—it's all the same. If I hadn't done what I have done among them, works no one has ever done, they wouldn't be to blame. But they saw the God-signs and hated anyway, both me and my Father. Interesting—they have verified the truth of their own Scriptures where it is written, ‘They hated me for no good reason.'
Simplified Cowboy Version
They'll hate you because they hate me. They have rejected the one person who could save them. By rejecting me, they have rejected God too.

Contextual Overview

18 "If the world hates you, remember that they hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as it loves its own people. But I have chosen you to be different from those in the world. So you don't belong to the world, and that is why the world hates you. 20 "Remember the lesson I told you: Servants are not greater than their master. If people treated me badly, they will treat you badly too. And if they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours too. 21 They will do to you whatever they did to me, because you belong to me. They don't know the one who sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to the people of the world, they would not be guilty of sin. But now I have spoken to them. So they have no excuse for their sin. 23 "Whoever hates me also hates my Father. 24 I did things among the people of the world that no one else has ever done. If I had not done those things, they would not be guilty of sin. But they have seen what I did, and still they hate me and my Father. 25 But this happened to make clear the full meaning of what is written in their law: ‘They hated me for no reason.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all: John 16:3, Psalms 69:7, Isaiah 66:5, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 10:18, Matthew 10:22, Matthew 10:39, Matthew 24:9, Luke 6:22, Acts 9:16, 1 Peter 4:13

because: John 8:19, John 8:54, Acts 17:23, Acts 28:25-27, Romans 1:28, 1 Corinthians 2:8, 1 Corinthians 15:34, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, 1 John 2:3, 1 John 2:4

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 8:7 - they have not 2 Chronicles 32:16 - against Psalms 44:22 - killed Ezekiel 16:47 - thou wast Zechariah 2:8 - sent Mark 8:35 - for Luke 21:17 - for John 8:55 - ye have not John 17:25 - the world Acts 13:27 - because Acts 26:15 - I am 2 Corinthians 12:10 - for Christ's 1 Peter 2:19 - for conscience

Cross-References

Genesis 15:15
"You yourself will live to be very old. You will die in peace and will be buried with your family.
Genesis 15:19
This is the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,
Exodus 33:2
So I will send an angel to go before you, and I will defeat the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. I will force them to leave your land.
Exodus 34:11
Obey what I command you today, and I will force your enemies to leave your land. I will force out the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
Deuteronomy 7:1
"The Lord your God will lead you into the land that you are entering to take for your own. He will force out many nations for you—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—seven nations greater and more powerful than you.
Matthew 8:28
Jesus arrived at the other side of the lake in the country of the Gadarene people. There, two men who had demons inside them came to him. They lived in the burial caves and were so dangerous that no one could use the road by those caves.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But all these things will they do unto you,.... Christ here signifies, that all the hatred and persecutions raised against his people by the world, would not be on their own account, for any evil actions done by them; they would not suffer as thieves, murderers, and evildoers, but as Christians; or as he says,

for my name's sake: because they were called by his name, and called upon his name; because they professed his name, and confessed him to be the Messiah and Redeemer; because they loved his name Jesus, a Saviour, believed in his name, and hoped in him for eternal life; and also preached him, and in his name salvation, and encouraged others to believe in him; and therefore they had no reason to be ashamed, but rather to rejoice; as they afterwards did, that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name: besides, this malice and hatred of theirs arose from ignorance of the Father of Christ:

because they know not him that sent me; they did not know that Jesus was the Christ, and sent of God; they did not acknowledge him to be so, or the Father to be the sender of him; and because Christ and his disciples asserted this, therefore they were the objects of their hatred.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

My name’s sake - On my account. Because you are my followers and possess my spirit. See the notes at John 14:13.

Because they know not him that sent me - They will not believe that God has sent me. They do not so understand his character, his justice, or his law, as to see that it was fit that he should send his Son to die. They are so opposed to it, so filled with pride and opposition to a plan of salvation that is so humbling to people, as to be resolved not to believe it, and thus they persecute me, and will also you.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 15:21. Because they know not him that sent me. — This is the foundation of all religious persecution: those who are guilty of it, whether in Church or state, know nothing about God. If God tolerates a worship which professes to have him for its object, and which does not disturb the quiet or peace of society, no man has the smallest right to meddle with it; and he that does fights against God. His letting it pass is at least a tacit command that all should treat it as he has done.


 
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