And you will be hated by everyone for being loyal to me. But the person who endures [this persecution by remaining faithful] to the end [of his life] is the one who will be saved [i.e., from spiritual and physical destruction].
1 John 3:13 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) So, do not be surprised, brothers, if the people of the world hate you. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Do not be surprised and wonder, brethren, that the world detests and pursues you with hatred. American Standard Version (1901) Marvel not, brethren, if the world hateth you. Common English Bible Don’t be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. Catholic Public Domain Version If the world hates you, brothers, do not be surprised. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wonder not, brethren, if the world hate you. |
And you will be hated by everyone for being loyal to me. But the person who endures [this persecution by remaining faithful] to the end [of his life] is the one who will be saved [i.e., from spiritual and physical destruction].
At that time people will turn you over [to the authorities] for persecution and will [even] kill you. And people from all countries will hate you for being loyal to me.
You will be hated by all people because you belong to me, but the person who holds out [i.e., remains faithful to God] until the end [i.e., the end of this time of severe persecution] will be saved [from destruction].
You are blessed when men hate you and withdraw their fellowship from you and speak abusively about you and reject your name as evil, [all] for being loyal to the Son of man.
The Jewish authorities will expel you from their synagogues. In fact, the time will come when whoever kills you will think he is doing a service to God.
I have said these things to you so that you can have peace in [fellowship with] me. You will have trouble in the world, but cheer up, for I have conquered the world.”
I have given them your word, and the world hated them because they do not belong to the world just as I do not belong to the world.
So, do not be surprised that I have said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’ [See note on verse 3].
The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about its deeds, that they are evil.
And when Peter saw [the crowd assembling] he gave this explanation: “Men of Israel, why are you so shocked at [what happened to] this man? And why are you gazing at us, as though it were by our power or godly qualities that we caused him to walk?
This is because the one whose mind is [controlled] by the flesh is an enemy of God; for he is not obedient to God’s law, and in fact, cannot obey it.
In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in [the service of] Christ will be persecuted.
You people who have become unfaithful to God, do you not know that being [intimate] friends with the world [of sin] means hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever determines to be an [intimate] friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
Then the angel [See verse 1] said to me, “Why are you so amazed? I will explain to you the secret [meaning] of the woman and the beast with seven heads and ten horns that she is riding on.