Good people hate those people who are not honest. And evil people hate people who are honest.
1 John 3:13 - Easy To Read Version Brothers and sisters, don’t be surprised when the people of this world hate you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Do not be surprised and wonder, brethren, that the world detests and pursues you with hatred. American Standard Version (1901) Marvel not, brethren, if the world hateth you. Common English Bible Don’t be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. Catholic Public Domain Version If the world hates you, brothers, do not be surprised. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wonder not, brethren, if the world hate you. |
Good people hate those people who are not honest. And evil people hate people who are honest.
In some country you might see poor people that are forced to work very hard. You might see that this is not fair to the poor people. It is against the rights of the poor people. But don’t be surprised! The ruler that forces those people to work has another ruler that forces him. And there is still another ruler that forces both of these rulers.
All people will hate you because you follow me. But the person that continues strong until the end will be saved.
“Then people will treat you badly. People will give you \{to the rulers\} to be persecuted (hurt) and killed. All people will hate you. All these things will happen to you because you believe in me.
All people will hate you because you follow me. But the person that continues strong until the end will be saved.
“People will hate you because you belong to the Son of Man. {\cf2\super [117]} 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 God will bless you.
People will make you leave their synagogues. {\cf2\super [222]} Yes, a time is coming when people will think that killing you would be doing service for God.
“I told you these things so that you can have peace in me. In this world you will have trouble. But be brave! I have defeated the world!”
I have given them your teaching. And the world has hated them. The world hated these men, because they don’t belong to the world, the same as I don’t belong to the world.
The world cannot hate you. But the world hates me. Why? Because I tell the people in the world that they do evil things.
When Peter saw this, he said to the people, “My Jewish brothers, why are you surprised at this? You are looking at us like it was our power that made this man walk. Do you think this was done because we are good?
Why is this true? Because if a person’s thinking is controlled by his sinful self, then that person is against God. That person refuses to obey God’s law. And really that person is not able to obey God’s law.
Every person who wants to live the way God wants, in Christ Jesus, will be persecuted.
So you people are not faithful to God! You should know that loving the world is the same as hating God. So if a person wants to be a part {\cf2\super [18]} of the world, then he makes himself God’s enemy.
Then the angel said to me, “Why are you amazed? I will tell you the hidden meaning of this woman and the animal she rides—the animal with seven heads and ten horns.