Isaiah 66:5

English Standard Version

⁵Hear the word of the Lord,
    you who tremble at his word:
“Your brothers who hate you
    and cast you out for my name's sake
have said, ^(A)‘Let the Lord be glorified,
    that we may see your joy’;
    but it is they who shall be put to shame.

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Isaiah 66:5

New International Version

⁵Hear the word of the Lord,
    you who tremble at his word:^(A)
“Your own people who hate^(B) you,
    and exclude you because of my name, have said,
‘Let the Lord be glorified,
    that we may see your joy!’
    Yet they will be put to shame.^(C)

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John 15:18-20

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The Hatred of the World

¹⁸^(A)“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. ¹⁹^(B)If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because ^(C)you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. ²⁰Remember the word that I said to you: ^(D)‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, ^(E)they will also persecute you. ^(F)If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

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John 15:18-20

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The World Hates the Disciples

¹⁸“If the world hates you,^(A) keep in mind that it hated me first. ¹⁹If 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) ²⁰Remember 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.

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Footnotes

John 15:20 John 13:16

Matthew 5:10-12

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¹⁰^(A)“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for ^(B)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹^(C)“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely ^(D)on my account. ¹²^(E)Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ^(F)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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Matthew 5:10-12

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¹⁰Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,^(A)
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.^(B)

¹¹“Blessed are you when people insult you,^(C) persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.^(D) ¹²Rejoice and be glad,^(E) because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.^(F)

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Isaiah 66:2

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²^(A)All these things my hand has made,
    and so all these things came to be,
declares the Lord.
^(B)But this is the one to whom I will look:
    he who is humble and contrite in spirit
    and trembles at my word.

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Isaiah 66:2

New International Version

²Has not my hand made all these things,^(A)
and so they came into being?”
declares the Lord.

“These are the ones I look on with favor:
those who are humble and contrite in spirit,^(B)
and who tremble at my word.^(C)

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Psalm 38:20

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²⁰Those who ^(A)render me evil for good
^(B)accuse me because I ^(C)follow after good.

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Psalm 38:20

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²⁰Those who repay my good with evil^(A)
lodge accusations^(B) against me,
though I seek only to do what is good.

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Matthew 10:22

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²²^(A)and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. ^(B)But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

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Matthew 10:22

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²²You will be hated by everyone because of me,^(A) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.^(B)

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John 9:34

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³⁴They answered him, ^(A)“You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they ^(B)cast him out.

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John 9:34

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³⁴To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth;^(A) how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.^(B)

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Jeremiah 36:16

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¹⁶When they heard all the words, they turned one to another in fear. And they said to Baruch, ^(A)“We must report all these words to the king.”

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Jeremiah 36:16

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¹⁶When they heard all these words, they looked at each other in fear^(A) and said to Baruch, “We must report all these words to the king.”

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Isaiah 5:19

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¹⁹who say: ^(A)“Let him be quick,
    let him speed his work
    that we may see it;
let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near,
    and let it come, that we may know it!”

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Isaiah 5:19

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¹⁹to those who say, “Let God hurry;
    let him hasten^(A) his work
    so we may see it.
The plan of the Holy One^(B) of Israel—
    let it approach, let it come into view,
    so we may know it.”^(C)

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Proverbs 13:13

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¹³Whoever ^(A)despises ^(B)the word^[a] brings destruction on himself,
but he who reveres the commandment^[b] will be ^(C)rewarded.

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Proverbs 13:13 Or a word
Proverbs 13:13 Or a commandment

Proverbs 13:13

New International Version

¹³Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,^(A)
but whoever respects^(B) a command is rewarded.^(C)

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1 John 3:13

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¹³Do not be surprised, brothers,^[a] ^(A)that the world hates you.

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Footnotes

1 John 3:13 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 14, 16

1 John 3:13

New International Version

¹³Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters,^[a] if the world hates you.^(A)

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1 John 3:13 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verse 16.

1 Peter 4:12-14

English Standard Version

Suffering as a Christian

¹²Beloved, do not be surprised at ^(A)the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. ¹³But rejoice ^(B)insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad ^(C)when his glory is revealed. ¹⁴^(D)If you are insulted ^(E)for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory^[a] and of God rests upon you.

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1 Peter 4:14 Some manuscripts insert and of power

1 Peter 4:12-14

New International Version

Suffering for Being a Christian

¹²Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you^(A) to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. ¹³But rejoice^(B) inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ,^(C) so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.^(D) ¹⁴If you are insulted because of the name of Christ,^(E) you are blessed,^(F) for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

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