Because (οτ). Definite reason for the religious hatred is ignorance of God and Christ as in 15:21.

Because they have not known the Father, nor me.—Compare Note on John 15:21. He repeats that ignorance of God is the cause of the world's h…

These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whoso…

St. Augustine of Hippo: After the promise of the Holy Spirit, who would inspire them with strength to bear witness, He rightly a…

Jesus attributes the action of his foes to ignorance—not the ignorance of intellectual knowledge, but the lack of a personal experience of God and …

And they will do these things. Not without good reason does Christ frequently remind the apostles of this consideration, that there is onl…

And these things will they do unto you
Christ here opens the true spring and source of the furious zeal of the Jews,…

Our Lord Jesus, by giving His disciples notice of trouble, intended that the terror would not surprise them. It is possible for those who are real …

1. Previously, our Lord had offered certain reasons to console His disciples concerning His departure and the persecutions and tribulations …