John 15:18

First Nations Version

“If you are hated by the world, remember, it hated me first.

Cross References

1 John 3:13

So then, my much-loved family members, do not be surprised if the world hates you.

John 3:20

When they choose the dark path, they do not want others to see, so they hide in the darkness and hate the light.

Mark 13:13

And because you represent me, all will look down on you and hate you, but the ones who stand strong to the end will be set free and made whole.

Luke 6:22

“Creator’s blessing rests on you when you are hated and rejected, looked down on and treated as worthless, all because you have chosen to walk the good road with the True Human Being.

Matthew 10:22

The time will come when all will hate you because you represent me and carry my name. But remember, it is the ones who never give up and make it to the end of the road who will be rescued and made whole.

1 John 3:1

Behold the greatness of the love shown to us by our Father the Great Spirit that he would call us his children! And so we are! The ones who belong to the ways of this world do not know the Giver of Life, so they do not see us in this way.

Matthew 5:11

“Others will lie about you, speak against you, and look down on you with scorn and contempt, all because you walk the road with me. This is a sign that Creator’s blessing is resting on you.

James 4:4

You are unfaithful people! You must know that if you become friends with the ways of this world, you make yourself an enemy of the Great Spirit.

Hebrews 12:2

This means we must keep our eyes on Creator Sets Free (Jesus), the trailblazer of our spiritual ways, the one who was first to reach the end of the trail. The joy that lay before him gave him the strength to suffer on the cross and willingly bear its shame. He now sits at Creator’s right hand in the place of greatest honor.

1 John 3:3

All who through him have this hope will keep themselves pure, in the same way that he is pure.

Matthew 24:9

“Because you represent me, you will be looked down on by all the nations. They will hunt you down and kill you, all because you follow me.

John 16:1

“I am telling you these things to keep you from stumbling away from the path.

John 16:33

“I have told you all these things so you will have my peace. This world is full of sorrow, pain and trouble, but have strong hearts, for I have defeated the world.”

Acts 14:22

On the way they strengthened the hearts of the new followers, telling them to stand tall as they walked this path of trusting. “Following Creator’s good road to the end,” they counseled them, “is a difficult path with many hardships.”