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So this is my law for you: Have love one for another.
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If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you.
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If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world.
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Keep in mind the words I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they were cruel to me, they will be cruel to you; if they kept my words, they will keep yours.
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They will do all this to you because of my name--because they have no knowledge of him who sent me.
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If I had not come and been their teacher they would have had no sin: but now they have no reason to give for their sin.
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He who has hate for me has hate for my Father.
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If I had not done among them the works which no other man ever did, they would have had no sin: but now they have seen, and they have had hate in their hearts for me and my Father.
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This comes about so that the writing in their law may be made true, Their hate for me was without cause.
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When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me;
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And you, in addition, will give witness because you have been with me from the first.