Psalm 36^[a]

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord.

⁷ The world cannot hate you, but it hates me^(A) because I testify that its works are evil.^(B)

The World Hates the Disciples

¹⁸ “If the world hates you,^(A) keep in mind that it hated me first. ¹⁹ 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^(B) out of the world. That is why the world hates you.^{(C) 20} Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’^[a](D) If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.^(E) If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.

Love in Action

⁹ Love must be sincere.^(A) Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.^(B)