John 15:25

"If I hadn’t done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn’t have had sin. But now they have seen and also hated both me and my Father."

Key Reflection

These words highlight how Jesus' unique actions revealed truth to the unbelievers, making their rejection of him and God more conscious and deliberate. Through his miraculous works, they could no longer hide behind ignorance; thus, their hatred became a clear manifestation of their hardened hearts.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 25. In their law, Ps 35:19. All the Old Testament was sometimes called the law. The meaning here is that the same thing happened to him which did to the psalmist. The same words which David used respecting his enemies would express, also, the conduct of the Jews and their treatment of the Messiah. In both cases it was without cause. Jesus had broken no law, he had done no injury to his country or to any individual. It is still true that sinners hate him in the same way.

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