Giovanni 15:21

21 Ma tutto questo ve lo faranno a cagion del mio nome, perché non conoscono Colui che m’ha mandato.

Giovanni 15:21 Meaning and Commentary

John 15:21

But all these things will they do unto you
Christ here signifies, that all the hatred and persecutions raised against his people by the world, would not be on their own account, for any evil actions done by them; they would not suffer as thieves, murderers, and evildoers, but as Christians; or as he says,

for my name's sake:
because they were called by his name, and called upon his name; because they professed his name, and confessed him to be the Messiah and Redeemer; because they loved his name Jesus, a Saviour, believed in his name, and hoped in him for eternal life; and also preached him, and in his name salvation, and encouraged others to believe in him; and therefore they had no reason to be ashamed, but rather to rejoice; as they afterwards did, that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name: besides, this malice and hatred of theirs arose from ignorance of the Father of Christ:

because they know not him that sent me;
they did not know that Jesus was the Christ, and sent of God; they did not acknowledge him to be so, or the Father to be the sender of him; and because Christ and his disciples asserted this, therefore they were the objects of their hatred.

Giovanni 15:21 In-Context

19 Se foste del mondo, il mondo amerebbe quel ch’è suo; ma perché non siete del mondo, ma io v’ho scelti di mezzo al mondo, perciò vi odia il mondo.

20 Ricordatevi della parola che v’ho detta: Il servitore non è da più del suo signore. Se hanno perseguitato me, perseguiteranno anche voi; se hanno osservato la mia parola, osserveranno anche la vostra.

21 Ma tutto questo ve lo faranno a cagion del mio nome, perché non conoscono Colui che m’ha mandato.

22 S’io non fossi venuto e non avessi loro parlato, non avrebbero colpa; ma ora non hanno scusa del loro peccato.

23 Chi odia me, odia anche il Padre mio.