| 17. Linguistic Exegesis The opening kai {καὶ | kaí} links this saying to the preceding warning, so the sentence continues the same discourse rather than introducing a new topic. The clause centers on esesthe {ἔσεσθε | ésesthe}, which works with misoumenoi {μισούμενοι | misoúmenoi} to present hatred as a coming condition that will characterize the disciples. The phrase hypo panton {ὑπὸ πάντων | hypó pánton} casts the hostility broadly, with the genitive after hypo marking the source or agent of the action. The causal phrase dia to onoma mou {διὰ τὸ ὄνομά μου | diá tó ónoma mou} gives the reason for the hostility: the disciples are targeted because they bear Jesus’ name, a Semitic-style expression in which onoma {ὄνομα | ónoma} points to the person, reputation, and authority represented by the name. The sentence is tightly compressed, moving from future experience to hostile agents to cause, which gives the warning a blunt, memorable force. |