John 15:25 (GNV)

Passage

But it is that the worde might be fulfilled, that is written in their Lawe, They hated me without a cause.

Nearby Context

John 15:23 He that hateth me, hateth my Father also.

John 15:24 If I had not done workes among them which none other man did, they had not had sinne: but nowe haue they both seene, and haue hated both me, and my Father.

John 15:25 But it is that the worde might be fulfilled, that is written in their Lawe, They hated me without a cause.

John 15:26 But when that Comforter shall come, whom I will send vnto you from the Father, euen the Spirit of trueth, which proceedeth of the Father, he shall testifie of me.

John 15:27 And ye shall witnesse also, because ye haue bene with me from the beginning.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "worde", "might", "fulfilled", "written", "lawe", "hated", "without", and "cause". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "worde" and "might", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "If I had not done workes among..." into verse 26's "But when that Comforter shall come whom...", so "worde" and "might" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "worde" and "might" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.