John 15:18

God's Word

“If the world hates you, realize that it hated me before it hated you.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:8

The king of Israel told Jehoshaphat, “We can ask the Lord through Micaiah, son of Imlah, but I hate him. He doesn’t prophesy anything good about me, only evil.” Jehoshaphat answered, “The king must not say that.”

Proverbs 29:27

An unjust person is disgusting to righteous people. A decent person is disgusting to wicked people.

Isaiah 49:7

The Lord is the defender of Israel, its Holy One. This is what the Lord says to the despised one, to the one scorned by the nation, to the slave of rulers: Kings will see ⌞you⌟ and stand. Princes will see ⌞you⌟ and bow. The Lord is faithful. The Holy One of Israel has chosen you.

Isaiah 53:3

He was despised and rejected by people. He was a man of sorrows, familiar with suffering. He was despised like one from whom people turn their faces, and we didn’t consider him to be worth anything.

Isaiah 66:5

Listen to the Lord’s word, all who tremble at his word. Your relatives, who hate you and exclude you for my name’s sake, say, “Let the Lord show his glory; then we will see your joy.” But they will be put to shame.

Zechariah 11:8

I got rid of three shepherds in one month. I became impatient with the sheep, and they also became disgusted with me.

Matthew 10:22

Everyone will hate you because you are committed to me. But the person who patiently endures to the end will be saved.

Matthew 24:9

“Then they will hand you over to those who will torture and kill you. All nations will hate you because you are committed to me.

Matthew 5:11

“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, lie, and say all kinds of evil things about you because of me.

Mark 13:13

Everyone will hate you because you are committed to me. But the person who endures to the end will be saved.

Luke 6:22

Blessed are you when people hate you, avoid you, insult you, and slander you because you are committed to the Son of Man.

John 16:1

⌞Jesus continued,⌟ “I have said these things to you so that you won’t lose your faith.

John 16:33

I’ve told you this so that my peace will be with you. In the world you’ll have trouble. But cheer up! I have overcome the world.”

John 3:20

People who do what is wrong hate the light and don’t come to the light. They don’t want their actions to be exposed.

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I say that what everyone does is evil.

Acts 14:22

They strengthened the disciples in these cities and encouraged the disciples to remain faithful. Paul and Barnabas told them, “We must suffer a lot to enter God’s kingdom.”

Hebrews 12:2

We must focus on Jesus, the source and goal of our faith. He saw the joy ahead of him, so he endured death on the cross and ignored the disgrace it brought him. Now he holds the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the heavenly throne.

James 4:4

You unfaithful people! Don’t you know that love for this ⌞evil⌟ world is hatred toward God? Whoever wants to be a friend of this world is an enemy of God.

1 John 3:1

Consider this: The Father has given us his love. He loves us so much that we are actually called God’s dear children. And that’s what we are. For this reason the world doesn’t recognize us, and it didn’t recognize him either.

1 John 3:13

Brothers and sisters, don’t be surprised if the world hates you.

1 John 3:3

So all people who have this confidence in Christ keep themselves pure, as Christ is pure.