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They will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.
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The Root of Hostility
Commentators unanimously agree that the ultimate cause of persecution against believers is not mere malice, but a profound ignorance. Jesus states that those who oppose His followers do so "because they have not known the Father, nor me." They may even believe they are serving God, but their actions reveal a fundamental lack of a true, personal relationship with God as He has revealed Himself in Christ.
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Because (οτ). Definite reason for the religious hatred is ignorance of God and Christ as in 15:21.
19th Century
Anglican
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…
Baptist
And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. (John 16:3)
It is ignorance tha…
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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 …
16th Century
Protestant
And they will do these things. Not without good reason does Christ frequently remind the apostles of this consideration, that there is onl…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And these things will they do unto you Christ here opens the true spring and source of the furious zeal of the Jews,…
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Presbyterian
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 …
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, our Lord had offered certain reasons to console His disciples concerning His departure and the persecutions and tribulations …
