John 15:25
But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
Cross-references
John 12:38 quotes Isaiah about unbelief, another OT fulfillment citation showing rejection of Jesus, paralleling the 'hated without cause' quotation here.
John 19:36 provides another fulfillment formula, showing the pattern of OT prophecy being fulfilled in Jesus' life.
Psalm 35:19 is the direct source of the quote 'they hated me without a cause' used in John 15:25.
Psalm 69:4 is another source for the 'hated without cause' quote, showing it was a known messianic text.
Psalm 35:7 describes enemies hiding a net 'without cause'—a strong parallel to the unjust hatred Christ endured.
Psalm 59:3 says enemies stir up strife 'for no transgression'—directly parallels being hated without reason.
Psalm 119:161 says 'princes persecute me without cause'—a direct verbal parallel to Christ's unjust hatred.
Jeremiah 18:20 records the prophet being repaid evil for good—a direct parallel to the 'hatred without reason' Jesus quotes from the Law.
Lamentations 3:52 explicitly says 'enemies without cause'—the same phrase Jesus cites as 'hated me without reason' from their Law.
Luke 4:29 depicts the Nazareth crowd attempting to kill Jesus—a concrete example of the 'hatred without reason' He references.
Luke 24:44 expands fulfilled Scripture to all three divisions, clarifying that 'their Law' includes Psalms.
Psalm 109:3 echoes the same unjust hatred—'they attacked me without cause'—reinforcing the prophecy Jesus cites about being hated without reason.