He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
Parallel translations
- WEB He who hates me, hates my Father also.
- BSB Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.
- NKJV He who hates Me hates My Father also.
- NASB The one who hates Me hates My Father also.
- NLT Anyone who hates me also hates my Father.
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Quick answer
Whoever hates Jesus hates the Father also. Rejecting the Son is rejecting God Himself.
Overview
Because the Son perfectly reveals the Father and is one with Him, hatred of Jesus is hatred of God. There is no neutral ground: one cannot honor the Father while despising the Son. This verse confronts any notion that people can be right with God while rejecting Christ, affirming the inseparable unity of the Father and the Son.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- 2 Jn 1:9Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
- John 8:40–42But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
- 1 Jn 2:23Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
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