John 15:25 (YLT)

Passage

but--that the word may be fulfilled that was written in their law--They hated me without a cause.

Nearby Context

John 15:23 `He who is hating me, doth hate also my Father;

John 15:24 if I did not do among them the works that no other hath done, they were not having sin, and now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father;

John 15:25 but--that the word may be fulfilled that was written in their law--They hated me without a cause.

John 15:26 `And when the Comforter may come, whom I will send to you from the Father--the Spirit of truth, who from the Father doth come forth, he will testify of me;

John 15:27 and ye also do testify, because from the beginning ye are with me.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "if I did not do among them..." into verse 26's "And when the Comforter may come whom...", so "but--that" and "word" 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 "but--that" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.