Joh 7:7 | RWP | e4.org | Cannot hate ( ου δυνατα μισειν ). Because of "the law of moral correspondence" (Westcott), often in John for "inherent impossibility" (Vincent). The brothers of Jesus here belong to the unbelieving world ( κοσμος ) which is unable to love Jesus ( , , ) and which Jesus had already exposed ("testify," μαρτυρω , , ). This unbelieving "world" resented the exposure ( , cf. ).

‏ John 7:7

Cannot hate ( ου δυνατα μισειν ). Because of "the law of moral correspondence" (Westcott), often in John for "inherent impossibility" (Vincent). The brothers of Jesus here belong to the unbelieving world ( κοσμος ) which is unable to love Jesus (15:18, 23, 24) and which Jesus had already exposed ("testify," μαρτυρω, 5:42, 45). This unbelieving "world" resented the exposure (3:19, cf. 18:37).