Joh 15:25 | RWP | e4.org | But this cometh to pass ( αλλ' ). Ellipsis in the Greek (no verb), as in ; . In their law ( εν τω νομω αυτων ). Cf. ; for this standpoint. "Law" ( νομος ) here is for the whole of Scripture as in . The allusion is to (or ). The hatred of the Jews toward Jesus the promised Messiah ( ) is "part of the mysterious purpose of God" (Bernard) as shown by ινα πληρωθη (first aorist passive subjunctive of πληροω , to fulfil). Without a cause ( δωρεαν ). Adverbial accusative of δωρεα from διδωμ , gratuitously, then unnecessarily or gratis (in two Koine tablets, Nageli) as here and .

‏ John 15:25

But this cometh to pass ( αλλ' ). Ellipsis in the Greek (no verb), as in 9:3; 13:18.

In their law ( εν τω νομω αυτων ). Cf. 8:17; 10:34 for this standpoint. "Law" ( νομος ) here is for the whole of Scripture as in 12:34. The allusion is to Ps 69:4 (or Ps 35:19). The hatred of the Jews toward Jesus the promised Messiah (1:11) is "part of the mysterious purpose of God" (Bernard) as shown by ινα πληρωθη (first aorist passive subjunctive of πληροω, to fulfil).

Without a cause ( δωρεαν ). Adverbial accusative of δωρεα from διδωμ, gratuitously, then unnecessarily or gratis (in two Koine tablets, Nageli) as here and Ga 2:21.