Hated without a cause
The Old Testament
Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me— my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
Psalm 69:4
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In the New Testament
But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’
John 15:25
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They hate me without a cause.
Jesus quotes this himself in his farewell discourse and says it is 'written in their law'. 'Law' stands here for the whole of Scripture.