The Hatred of the World

18 (A)“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.

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The World Hates the Disciples

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

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

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Footnotes

  1. 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

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

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Footnotes

  1. 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.

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

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

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20 (A)For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, (B)lest his works should be exposed.

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

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22 “Blessed are you when (A)people hate you and when they (B)exclude you and revile you and (C)spurn your name as evil, (D)on account of the Son of Man!

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22 Blessed are you when people hate you,
    when they exclude you(A) and insult you(B)
    and reject your name as evil,
        because of the Son of Man.(C)

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13 (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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13 Everyone will hate you because of me,(A) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(B)

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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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22 You 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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See (A)what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called (B)children of God; and so we are. The reason why (C)the world does not know us is that (D)it did not know him.

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See what great love(A) the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!(B) And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.(C)

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11 (A)“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely (B)on my account.

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11 “Blessed are you when people insult you,(A) persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.(B)

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(A)You adulterous people![a] Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? (B)Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

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Footnotes

  1. James 4:4 Or You adulteresses!

You adulterous(A) people,[a] don’t you know that friendship with the world(B) means enmity against God?(C) Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. James 4:4 An allusion to covenant unfaithfulness; see Hosea 3:1.

23 (A)Whoever hates me hates my Father also. 24 (B)If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, (C)they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have (D)seen and hated both me and my Father. 25 But (E)the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: (F)‘They hated me without a cause.’

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23 Whoever hates me hates my Father as well. 24 If I had not done among them the works no one else did,(A) they would not be guilty of sin.(B) As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. 25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law:(C) ‘They hated me without reason.’[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. John 15:25 Psalms 35:19; 69:4

looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, (A)who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising (B)the shame, and (C)is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

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fixing our eyes on Jesus,(A) the pioneer(B) and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross,(C) scorning its shame,(D) and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.(E)

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And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, Micaiah the son of Imlah, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but evil.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.”

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

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

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