John 7:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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

Cross References

John 3:19

They are judged by this fact: The light has come into the world. But they did not want light. They wanted darkness, because they were doing evil things.

Galatians 4:16

Am I now your enemy because I tell you the truth?

1 John 4:5

And they belong to the world, so what they say is from the world too. And the world listens to what they say.

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.

John 17:14

I have given them your teaching. And the world has hated them, because they don’t belong to the world, just as I don’t belong to the world.

Romans 8:7

Why is this true? Because anyone whose thinking is controlled by their sinful self is against God. They refuse to obey God’s law. And really they are not able to obey it.

1 Kings 21:20

So Elijah went to Ahab. When Ahab saw him, he said, “Well, my enemy has found me again!” Elijah answered, “Yes, I found you, because you have again sold yourself out to do what the Lord says is evil.

Jeremiah 20:8

Every time I speak, I shout. I am always shouting about violence and destruction. I tell the people about the message that I received from the Lord. But they only insult me and make fun of me.

Proverbs 8:36

But those who do not find me put their lives in danger. Whoever hates me loves death.”

Luke 6:26

“How bad it is when everyone says nothing but good about you. Just look at the false prophets. Their ancestors always said good things about them.

Malachi 3:5

Then I will bring you to justice. I will be an expert witness and testify about the evil things people do. I will speak out against those who do evil magic or commit adultery. I will speak out against those who make false promises and cheat their workers and don’t pay them the money they promised. I will testify against those who don’t help strangers, or widows and orphans. And I will testify against those who don’t respect me.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.

Zechariah 11:8

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

Isaiah 29:21

(They lie about good people. They try to trap people in court. They try to destroy innocent people.)

Proverbs 15:12

Fools hate to be told they are wrong, so they refuse to ask wise people for advice.

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!”

Psalm 109:5

I did good things to them, but they are doing bad things to me. I loved them, but they hated me.

Leviticus 13:10

He must look at that person. If there is a white swelling on the skin, if the hair has become white, and if the skin looks raw in the swelling,