Unto you (εις υμας). Like the dative υμιν (Textus Receptus) as in the papyri and modern Greek (Robertson, Grammar, p. 594).…

My name's sake. On my account. Because you are my followers and possess my spirit. (See Barnes on John 14:13.)

Because they kno…

But all these things will they do unto you.—These words are themselves an interpretation of the previous verse. They suppose the persecuti…

You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: t…

St. Augustine of Hippo: Our Lord had said, I have ordained you that you should go and bring forth fruit. Love is this f…

There are two reasons for the obstinate attitude of the world. The first is ignorance: the world does not have a proper concept of God. Consequentl…

But all these things they will do to you. Since the fury of the world is monstrous when it is so enraged against the doctrine of its own s…

But all these things will they do unto you
Christ here signifies, that all the hatred and persecutions raised agains…

How little do many people think, that in opposing the doctrine of Christ as our Prophet, Priest, and King, they prove themselves ignorant of the on…

1. After presenting the image of the vine and the branches and explaining how the branches are united to the vine, our Lord now explains the…