Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 15:19

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 15:19 - 15:19

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 15:19 - 15:19

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19. τὸ ἴδιον. Its own. In Joh 7:7 He told His brethren, who did not believe on Him, that the world could not hate them. This shews why. In their unbelief it still found something of its own (1Jn 4:5). The selfishness of the world’s love is thus indicated. It loves not so much them, as that in them which is to its own advantage: hence the lower word φιλεῖν rather than ἀγαπᾷν (contrast Joh 15:17); it is mere natural liking. With the solemn repetition of κόσμος comp. Joh 3:17; Joh 3:31, Joh 12:36, Joh 17:14. For the construction comp. Joh 5:46, Joh 8:19; Joh 8:42, Joh 9:41, Joh 18:36 and contrast Joh 4:10, Joh 11:21, Joh 14:28. For διὰ τοῦτο see on Joh 7:21-22.