If the world hate you. The friendship of the world they were not to expect, but they were not to be deterred from their work by its hatred…

If the world hate you.—He has spoken of their close union with Himself, and of their love to each other. He proceeds in t…

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…

The term “world” (GK 3180) has several uses in John’s writings: the universe as the object of creation (1:10), the materialistic order that allures…

If the world hate you. After having armed the Apostles for the battle, Christ likewise exhorts them to patience; for the Gospel cannot be …

If the world hate you
After our Lord had signified how much he loved his disciples and what great things he had done…

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…