John 7:7

7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil.

John 7:7 in Other Translations

7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil.

7 The world can’t hate you, but it does hate me because I accuse it of doing evil.

7 The world has nothing against you, but it's up in arms against me. It's against me because I expose the evil behind its pretensions.

7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil.

7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I say that what everyone does is evil.

7 The world cannot hate you, but it does hate Me because I testify about it-that its deeds are evil.

7 The people of the world can't hate you. But they hate me. This is because I give witness that what they do is evil.

John 7:7 Meaning and Commentary

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you
Because they were of the world, belonged to it; they were like unto it, and every like loves its like; and they were the world's own, and therefore instead of being hated, were loved by it; and they walked according to the course of it; and wicked men not only take pleasure in sin, but in them that do it:

but me it hateth;
though without a cause; that is, without a just cause, or reason; a cause there was, and it follows:

because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil;
even those works of it, which were reckoned good works; Christ bore his testimony of these, that they were evil; being done either not according to the command of God, but the traditions of the elders; or not from a right principle, as of faith and love, nor to a right end, as the glory of God; but only to be seen of men: and very severely did he inveigh against the pride, covetousness, hypocrisy, and uncleanness of the Scribes and Pharisees: and so he continued to do, and this drew upon him their hatred and ill will.

John 7:7 In-Context

5 For even his own brothers did not believe in him.

6 Therefore Jesus told them, “My time is not yet here; for you any time will do.

7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil.

8 You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come.”

9 After he had said this, he stayed in Galilee.

Cross References

• 1. John 15:18,19
• 2. John 3:19,20