15:23

Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well: Christ and God the Father are one, united, and you cannot hate one without hating the other. The Greek text emphasizes the words Me and My Father. The pronoun Whoever is general and means “anyone” or “people.” Languages have many ways to refer to people in general. For example:

The one who hates me hates my Father too. (NET Bible)
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Anyone who hates me also hates my Father. (New Living Translation (2004))
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The person who hates me also hates my Father. (God’s Word)
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Everyone who hates me also hates my Father. (Contemporary English Version)

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