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"If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but 1I chose you out of the world, 2because of this* the worldhates you.
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"Remember the word that I said to you, '3A slave is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, 4they will alsopersecute you; if they 5kept My word, they will keepyoursalso.
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"But allthesethings they will do to you 6for My name'ssake, 7because they do not know the One who sent Me.
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"8If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not havesin, but now they havenoexcuse for their sin.
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"9If I had not doneamong them 10the workswhichnooneelsedid, they would not havesin; but now they have bothseen and hated Me and My Father as well.
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"But they have done this to fulfill the word that is written in their 11Law, '12THEY HATED ME WITHOUT A CAUSE.'
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"When the 13Helpercomes, 14whom I will send to you from the Father, that is 15the Spirit of truthwhoproceeds from the Father, 16He will testifyabout Me,
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and 17you will testifyalso, because you have been with Me 18from the beginning.