John 17:14
I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Cross-references
In John 17:16, Jesus repeats the exact phrase 'not of the world' to reinforce the disciples' separation from the world.
John 17:8 states Jesus gave them the words — directly parallel to 'I have given them your word' in John 17:14.
John 17:11 notes Jesus leaving the world while disciples remain; verse 14 then explains they are not of the world like Jesus, causing the world's hatred.
John 17:6 establishes that the disciples were given from the world and have kept God's word—the foundation for the world's hatred in verse 14.
John 7:7 says the world hates Jesus because he testifies its works are evil — parallel to world hating disciples for not being of the world.
In John 8:23, Jesus declares He is not of this world—the same identity He gives to His disciples here.
John 15:18-21 explicitly teaches that the world hates disciples because they are not of the world — identical theme to John 17:14.
John 15:18 directly states the world's hatred of disciples comes from its prior hatred of Jesus — the same hatred John 17:14 explains.
John 13:1 shows Jesus loving his own who are in the world — contrasting with the world's hatred of them in John 17:14.
In 1 John 5:19, the whole world lies under the evil one—explaining why it hates those who are not of it.
In 1 John 4:6, those from God are listened to by God's people, while the world does not listen—echoing the world's rejection here.
In 1 John 4:5, those 'from the world' speak worldly things and the world listens—contrasting the disciples who are not of the world.
In 1 John 3:12, Cain's hatred of righteous Abel illustrates the same principle: the world hates those who do right.
In 1 Peter 4:4, the world's surprise and abuse of believers who don't join their sin parallels the hatred Jesus promised here.
Matthew 10:24 says a disciple is not above his teacher — implying disciples face same rejection as Christ, which John 17:14 states.
Luke 6:22 blesses those hated on account of the Son of Man — exactly the hatred John 17:14 says the world gives to disciples.
1 John 3:13 says do not be surprised if the world hates you—directly echoing the world's hatred in John 17:14 because believers are not of the world.
Matthew 10:22 echoes that disciples will be hated for Jesus' name — the same hatred John 17:14 attributes to their not being of the world.
James 4:4 warns that friendship with the world is enmity with God—explaining why being not of the world (John 17:14) leads to the world's hatred.
James 1:27 defines pure religion as keeping unstained from the world—the same separation Jesus declares in John 17:14 that provokes the world's hatred.
Titus 2:12 calls for renouncing worldly passions—the lived-out separation from the world that Jesus says characterizes his followers in John 17:14.
2 Timothy 3:12 reinforces that godliness brings persecution—the same world hatred Jesus predicts in John 17:14 for those not of the world.
Colossians 2:20 explains believers died to the world's principles through Christ; John 17:14 states the resulting reality that they are not of the world.
Galatians 1:4 says Christ delivered us from this evil age—the same rescue from the world that results in the world's hatred in John 17:14.
Romans 12:2 commands non-conformity to the world—the same separation from the world that Jesus declares leads to hatred in John 17:14.
Mark 13:13 repeats the promise of hatred for Christ's name — directly corresponding to the world's hatred in John 17:14.
Luke 21:17 warns of universal hatred for Jesus' name — the same hatred John 17:14 links to not being of the world.
Psalm 17:14 describes 'men of the world' with portion in this life — contrasting with disciples who are not of the world in John 17:14.
In 1 Kings 22:8, the king hates Micaiah for speaking God's true word — echoing the world's hatred for disciples who hold God's word.
In Genesis 37:4, Joseph's brothers hate him because of favor—a type of the world's hatred for those set apart by God.
Proverbs 29:27 states mutual abomination between righteous and wicked — parallel to the world's hatred of believers in John 17:14.