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].
Mark 13:13 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) 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]. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And you will be hated and detested by everybody for My name's sake, but he who patiently perseveres and endures to the end will be saved (made a partaker of the salvation by Christ, and delivered from spiritual death). American Standard Version (1901) And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. Common English Bible Everyone will hate you because of my name. But whoever stands firm until the end will be saved. Catholic Public Domain Version And you will be hated by all for the sake of my name. But whoever will have persevered unto the end, the same will be saved. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake. But he that shall endure unto the end, he shall be saved. |
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].
But the person who holds out [i.e., remains faithful to God] until the end [i.e., of this time of severe persecution] will be saved [from 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.
And [at that time] a person will turn his brother over to be killed, and the father will do the same to his child. And children will rebel against their parents and will turn them over to be killed.
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.
They would not be guilty of sinning if I had not come and spoken to them. But now [that I have], they have no excuse for their sin.
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.
To the ones who continue doing what is good and who look for glory, honor and immortal life [God will give] never ending life.
And we should not become tired of doing good things, for eventually we will receive [never ending life] if we do not give up.
But we are not like those people who turn back and are destroyed, but like those who have faith [in God] and obtain the salvation of their souls.
For we have become sharers with Christ, if we hold firmly onto the confidence [we had in Him] from the beginning until the end [of our lives].
The person who perseveres under trials is blessed, because when he has been approved by God, he will receive the crown of [never ending] life, which God has promised to those who love Him.
Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. [For] look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you may be tested, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. [But], you should be faithful [to God] even to the point of dying [for Him], and I will give you the crown of [never ending] life.
Because you have obeyed my command to remain steadfast [in the face of difficult times], I will also keep you from [giving up when] the time of trial comes, which is about to come upon the whole world, to test those living on the earth.