John 15:19 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

If you belonged to the world, the world would treat you with affection and would love you as its own. But because you are not of the world [no longer one with it], but I have chosen (selected) you out of the world, the world hates (detests) you.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

If you belonged to the world, the world would treat you with affection and would love you as its own. But because you are not of the world [no longer one with it], but I have chosen (selected) you out of the world, the world hates (detests) you.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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.

English EASY 2024

If you belonged to this world, this world's people would love you. They would love you because you would belong with them. But I chose you so that you would be separate from this world's people. You do not belong with them, so they hate you.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as it loves its own people. But I have chosen you to be different from those in the world. So you don't belong to the world, and that is why the world hates you.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

If you belonged to the world, then the world would love you as its own. But I chose you from this world, and you do not belong to it; that is why the world hates you.

English God's Word - GW 1995

If you had anything in common with the world, the world would love you as one of its own. But you don't have anything in common with the world. I chose you from the world, and that's why the world hates you.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

If you were of the world, the world would love [you as] its own. However, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you do not belong to the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

If you belonged to the world, it would love you like one of its own. But you do not belong to the world. I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.

English NIV

If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

The world would love you if you belonged to it, but you don't. I chose you to come out of the world, and so it hates you.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world-- therefore the world hates you.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

If you were to give your allegiance to the world, they would love and welcome you as one of their own. But because you won’t align yourself with the values of this world, they will hate you. I have chosen you and taken you out of the world to be mine.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The world would love you if you belonged to it; but you don't—for I chose you to come out of the world, and so it hates you.

English Tyndale 1537

If ye were of the world, the world would love his own. (Howbeit) Because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore hateth you the world.

John 15:19 — Compare Translations