Bible Strands
John 17:14
I have given them Your word and the world has hated them. For they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks this prayer to the Father while still in the world, immediately preceding His departure, addressing the disciples who have received His message.
The words — The Greek δέδωκα (dedōka) means "I have given," marking the completed impartation of God's word (λόγον, logon) to the disciples.
The thread — The contrast between divine impartation and worldly hostility runs through John 15:18 and John 17:16, while 1 John 5:19 extends the distinction between those of God and the world under the evil one's power.
Why it lands — The text states that receiving God's word places a person outside worldly allegiance and guarantees opposition, requiring the reader to accept hostility as the direct result of belonging to God rather than the world.
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The Greek words
King James Version
I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Cross-references
- John 17:16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
- John 15:18 If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
- 1 John 5:19 We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
- John 8:23 Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
- 1 John 4:5 They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.
- John 7:7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
- Proverbs 29:27 An unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.
- Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
- Zechariah 11:8 And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.
- Matthew 10:24 A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.