“The world has hated them, because they are no part of the world.”—JOHN 17:14.
I have given your word to them, but the world has hated them,a because they are no part of the world,b just as I am no part of the world.
What It Means: Being no part of the world, Jesus was neutral in the social and political conflicts of the day. “If my kingdom were part of this world,” he explained, “my attendants would have fought that I should not be delivered up to the Jews. But, as it is, my kingdom is not from this source.” (John 18:36) He also urged his followers to shun attitudes, speech, and conduct condemned in God’s Word.?—Matthew 20:25-27.
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