John 15:18

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“If the world hates you, remember that they hated me first.

Cross References

1 John 3:13

Brothers and sisters, don’t be surprised when the people of this world hate you.

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you. But the world hates me, because I tell the people in the world that they do evil things.

John 3:20

Everyone who does evil hates the light. They will not come to the light, because the light will show all the bad things they have done.

Mark 13:13

All people will hate you because you follow me. But those who remain faithful to the end will be saved.

Luke 6:22

“People will hate you because you belong to the Son of Man. They will make you leave their group. They will insult you. They will think it is wrong even to say your name. When these things happen, know that great blessings belong to you.

Matthew 10:22

Everyone will hate you because you follow me. But the one who remains faithful to the end will be saved.

1 John 3:1

The Father has loved us so much! This shows how much he loved us: We are called children of God. And we really are his children. But the people in the world don’t understand that we are God’s children, because they have not known him.

Matthew 5:11

“People will insult you and hurt you. They will lie and say all kinds of evil things about you because you follow me. But when they do that, know that great blessings belong to you.

James 4:4

You people are not faithful to God! You should know that loving what the world has is the same as hating God. So anyone who wants to be friends with this evil world becomes God’s enemy.

Hebrews 12:2

We must never stop looking to Jesus. He is the leader of our faith, and he is the one who makes our faith complete. He suffered death on a cross. But he accepted the shame of the cross as if it were nothing because of the joy he could see waiting for him. And now he is sitting at the right side of God’s throne.

1 Kings 22:8

King Ahab answered, “Yes, there is another prophet. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. But I hate him because he will not say anything good about me when he speaks for the Lord. He always says things that I don’t like.” Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say that!”

1 John 3:3

He is pure, and everyone who has this hope in him keeps themselves pure like Christ.

Isaiah 53:3

People made fun of him, and even his friends left him. He was a man who suffered a lot of pain and sickness. We treated him like someone of no importance, like someone people will not even look at but turn away from in disgust.

Matthew 24:9

“Then you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and killed. People all over the world will hate you because you believe in me.

Isaiah 49:7

The Lord, the Holy Protector of Israel, speaks to his servant. People hate that servant. Nations despise him. He is now a slave to rulers. The Lord says to him, “Kings will see you and stand to honor you. Great leaders will bow down to you.” This will happen for the Lord. The Holy One of Israel is the one who chose you, and he can be trusted.

Zechariah 11:8

I fired the three shepherds all in one month. I got angry at the sheep, and they began to hate me.

Proverbs 29:27

Good people think the wicked are disgusting, and the wicked feel disgust for those who are honest.

Isaiah 66:5

You who obey the Lord’s commands, listen to what he says: “Your brothers hated you. They turned against you because you followed me. Your brothers said, ‘When the Lord shows his glory, then we will rejoice with you.’ But they will be punished.”

John 16:1

“I have told you all this so that you won’t lose your faith when you face troubles.

John 16:33

“I have told you these things so that you can have peace in me. In this world you will have troubles. But be brave! I have defeated the world!”

Acts 14:22

In those cities they helped the followers grow stronger in their faith and encouraged them to continue trusting God. They told them, “We must suffer many things on our way into God’s kingdom.”