John 15:25
25Now this happened ▼▼tn The words “this happened” are not in the Greek text but are supplied to complete an ellipsis.
to fulfill the word that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without reason.’ ▼▼sn A quotation from Pss 35:19; 69:4. As a technical term law (νόμος, nomos) is usually restricted to the Pentateuch (the first five books of the OT), but here it must have a broader reference, since the quotation is from Ps 35:19 or Ps 69:4. The latter is the more likely source for the quoted words, since it is cited elsewhere in John’s Gospel (2:17 and 19:29, in both instances in contexts associated with Jesus’ suffering and death).
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