²⁰ Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.^(A)

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

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^(A) out of the world. That is why the world hates you.^(B)

⁷ The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”

“The king should not say such a thing,” Jehoshaphat replied.