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John 15:19

If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

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εἰeiIfεἰconjunction — “If”G1487if.Ifἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμουkosmouworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “world”, the of-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldἦτεēteto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμοςkosmosworldκόσμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “world”, the subject formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldἂνanwouldἄνparticle — “would”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.wouldτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἴδιονidionhis ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “his own”, the object formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.his ownἐφίλειephileito loveφιλέω (phileō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to love”, an ongoing action in the pastG5368I love (of friendship), regard with affection, cherish; I kiss.This verse uses “love”.ὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμουkosmouworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “world”, the of-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἐστέesteto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iἐξελεξάμηνexelexamēnhave chosenἐκλέγομαι (eklegomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 1st person singular — “have chosen”, a single actionG1586I pick out for myself, choose, elect, select.have chosenὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμουkosmouworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “world”, the of-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldδιὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τοῦτοtoutothereforeοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “therefore”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.thereforeμισεῖmiseihatethμισέω (miseō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hateth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3404I hate, detest, love less, esteem less.hatethὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμοςkosmosworldκόσμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “world”, the subject formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

if of the world ye were, the world its own would have been loving, and because of the world ye are not — but I chose out of the world — because of this the world hateth you.

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American Standard Version (1901)

If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

Young’s Literal Translation

if of the world ye were, the world its own would have been loving, and because of the world ye are not — but I chose out of the world — because of this the world hateth you.

World English Bible

If you were of the world , the world would love its own . But because you are not of the world , since I chose you out of the world , therefore the world hates you .

Darby Translation

If ye were of the world, the world would love its own; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, on account of this the world hates you.

Douay-Rheims

If you had been of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

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