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.”
King James Version
Jesus citing Psalm 35:19 and 69:4 about being hated without cause as fulfilled in the Jews' rejection.
Fulfillment References
Psalm 35:19 Psalm 69:4
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalJesus says the world's hatred fulfilled the word 'They hated me without a cause' (Ps. 35:19; 69:4). The sinless Lord Jesus, God in flesh, was hated without reason — the world's enmity against the light exposing its own darkness. Even this hatred served the Scripture and the cross.
JewishPsalms 35 and 69 lament the causeless hatred of the righteous; Jesus' application to Himself is the Christian reading.
CatholicChrist's causeless rejection by the world, fulfilling the Psalms; the pattern the disciples will share.
ProtestantJesus cites the Psalms of His groundless rejection; the world's hatred of Christ and His own.
AcademicJohn attributes Psalm 35:19 / 69:4 to Jesus as fulfilled 'law,' part of the Gospel's fulfillment framework.
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