Albert Barnes Commentary John 7:7

"The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil." — John 7:7 (ASV)

The world cannot hate you. You profess no principles in opposition to the world. You do not excite its envy or rouse the civil rulers against you. As you possess the same spirit and principles as the men of the world, they cannot be expected to hate you.

I testify of it. I bear witness against it. This was the main cause of the opposition that he faced. He proclaimed that men were depraved, and the result was that they hated him. We may expect that all who preach faithfully against the wickedness of men will excite opposition. Yet this is not to deter us from doing our duty, and, after the example of Jesus, from proclaiming to men their sins, whatever may be the result.