And Jesus said...

    Gospel of John, chapter 15, conclusion

v. 18  If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 

v. 20  A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. 

v. 22  If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.

v. 23  He who hates Me hates My Father also. 

v. 24  If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have seen and also hated both Me and My Father. 

v. 25  They hated Me without a cause.