John 15:18

New International Reader's Version

“My disciples, does the world hate you? Remember that it hated me first.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:8

The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat. He said, “There is still one other man we can go to. We can ask the Lord for advice through him. But I hate him. He never prophesies anything good about me. He only prophesies bad things. His name is Micaiah. He’s the son of Imlah.” “You shouldn’t say bad things about him,” Jehoshaphat replied.

Proverbs 29:27

Those who do what is right hate dishonest people. Those who do what is wrong hate honest people.

Isaiah 49:7

The Lord sets his people free. He is the Holy One of Israel. He speaks to his servant, who is looked down on and hated by the nations. He speaks to the servant of rulers. He says to him, “Kings will see you and stand up to honor you. Princes will see you and bow down to show you their respect. I am the Lord. I am faithful. I am the Holy One of Israel. I have chosen you.”

Isaiah 53:3

People looked down on him. They didn’t accept him. He knew all about pain and suffering. He was like someone people turn their faces away from. We looked down on him. We didn’t have any respect for him.

Isaiah 66:5

Listen to the word of the Lord. Listen, you who tremble with fear when he speaks. He says, “Some of your own people hate you. They turn their backs on you because you are faithful to me. They make fun of you and say, ‘Let the Lord show his glory by saving you. Then we can see how happy you are.’ But they will be put to shame.

Zechariah 11:8

In one month I got rid of three worthless shepherds. The sheep hated me, and I got tired of them.

Matthew 10:22

You will be hated by everyone because of me. But anyone who remains strong in the faith will be saved.

Matthew 24:9

“Then people will hand you over to be treated badly and killed. All nations will hate you because of me.

Matthew 5:11

“Blessed are you when people make fun of you and hurt you because of me. You are also blessed when they tell all kinds of evil lies about you because of me.

Mark 13:13

Everyone will hate you because of me. But the one who remains strong in the faith will be saved.

Luke 6:22

Blessed are you when people hate you, when they have nothing to do with you and say bad things about you, and when they treat your name as something evil. They do all this because you are followers of the Son of Man.

John 16:1

“I have told you all this so that you will not turn away from the truth.

John 16:33

“I have told you these things, so that you can have peace because of me. In this world you will have trouble. But be encouraged! I have won the battle over the world.”

John 3:20

Everyone who does evil deeds hates the light. They will not come into the light. They are afraid that what they do will be seen.

John 7:7

The people of the world can’t hate you. But they hate me. This is because I am a witness that their works are evil.

Acts 14:22

There they helped the believers gain strength. They told them to remain faithful to what they had been taught. “We must go through many hard times to enter God’s kingdom,” they said.

Hebrews 12:2

Let us keep looking to Jesus. He is the one who started this journey of faith. And he is the one who completes the journey of faith. He paid no attention to the shame of the cross. He suffered there because of the joy he was looking forward to. Then he sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

James 4:4

You are not faithful to God. Don’t you know that to be a friend of the world is to hate God? So anyone who chooses to be the world’s friend becomes God’s enemy.

1 John 3:1

See what amazing love the Father has given us! Because of it, we are called children of God. And that’s what we really are! The world doesn’t know us because it didn’t know him.

1 John 3:13

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

1 John 3:3

Christ is pure. All who hope to be like him make themselves pure.