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21 Evil brings death to the wicked,
    and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.(A)

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21 Evil will slay the wicked;(A)
    the foes of the righteous will be condemned.

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23 He will repay them for their iniquity
    and wipe them out for their wickedness;
    the Lord our God will wipe them out.(A)

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23 He will repay(A) them for their sins
    and destroy(B) them for their wickedness;
    the Lord our God will destroy them.

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16 for though they fall seven times, they will rise again,
    but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.(A)

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16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
    but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.(A)

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These will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,(A)

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They will be punished with everlasting destruction(A) and shut out from the presence of the Lord(B) and from the glory of his might(C)

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14 But the citizens of his country hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’

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14 “But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’

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11 Woe to the guilty! How unfortunate they are,
    for what their hands have done shall be done to them.(A)

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11 Woe to the wicked!(A)
    Disaster(B) is upon them!
They will be paid back(C)
    for what their hands have done.(D)

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23 I will crush his foes before him
    and strike down those who hate him.(A)

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23 I will crush his foes before him(A)
    and strike down his adversaries.(B)

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12 The wicked plot against the righteous
    and gnash their teeth at them,(A)
13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
    for he sees that their day is coming.(B)

14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows
    to bring down the poor and needy,
    to kill those who walk uprightly;(C)
15 their sword shall enter their own heart,
    and their bows shall be broken.(D)

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12 The wicked plot(A) against the righteous
    and gnash their teeth(B) at them;
13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
    for he knows their day is coming.(C)

14 The wicked draw the sword(D)
    and bend the bow(E)
to bring down the poor and needy,(F)
    to slay those whose ways are upright.
15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts,(G)
    and their bows will be broken.(H)

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Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, so that these uncircumcised may not come and thrust me through and make sport of me.” But his armor-bearer was unwilling, for he was terrified. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.(A)

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Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through,(A) or these uncircumcised(B) fellows will come and run me through and abuse me.”

But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

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For it is indeed just of God to repay with affliction those who afflict you

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God is just:(A) He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you(B)

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The World’s Hatred

18 “If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you.(A) 19 If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you, ‘Slaves are not greater than their master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.(B) 21 But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.(C) 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.(D) 23 Whoever hates me hates my Father also.(E)

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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. 21 They will treat you this way because of my name,(F) for they do not know the one who sent me.(G) 22 If I had not come and spoken to them,(H) they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.(I) 23 Whoever hates me hates my Father as well.

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Footnotes

  1. John 15:20 John 13:16

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

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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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27 But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to rule over them—bring them here and slaughter them in my presence.’ ”

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27 But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me.’”

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