Everyone will hate you because of me.
If you belonged to the world, then the world would love you as its own. But I chose you from this world, and you do not belong to it; that is why the world hates you.
“Happy are you when people hate you, reject you, insult you, and say that you are evil, all because of the Son of Man!
I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
But they will do all this to you because you are mine; for they do not know the one who sent me.
You are patient, you have suffered for my sake, and you have not given up.
For you have been given the privilege of serving Christ, not only by believing in him, but also by suffering for him.
Throughout our lives we are always in danger of death for Jesus' sake, in order that his life may be seen in this mortal body of ours.
I gave them your message, and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.
Everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.
“Then you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and be put to death. Everyone will hate you because of me.
Happy are you if you are insulted because you are Christ's followers; this means that the glorious Spirit, the Spirit of God, is resting on you.
And I myself will show him all that he must suffer for my sake.”
The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I keep telling it that its ways are bad.
“Happy are you when people insult you and persecute you and tell all kinds of evil lies against you because you are my followers.
For it is not ourselves that we preach; we preach Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
You will be handed over by your parents, your brothers, your relatives, and your friends; and some of you will be put to death.
But not a single hair from your heads will be lost.
