John 15:25

Now this happened ¹  to fulfill the word that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without reason.’ ² 

Ps 7:4; Ps 35:19; Ps 69:4; Ps 109:3; Mt 10:8; Lu 24:44; Joh 10:34; Joh 19:36; Ro 3:19; Ro 3:24; 2Co 11:7; Ga 2:21; 2Th 3:8; Re 21:6; Re 22:17

¹ tn The words “this happened” are not in the Greek text but are supplied to complete an ellipsis.

² sn A quotation from Ps 35:19 and Ps 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).