Woe to you when others speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.
John 7:7 - The Text-Critical English New Testament The world cannot hate you, but it does hate me because I testify that its works are evil. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The world cannot [be expected to] hate you, but it does hate Me because I denounce it for its wicked works and reveal that its doings are evil. American Standard Version (1901) The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil. Common English Bible The world can’t hate you. It hates me, though, because I testify that its works are evil. Catholic Public Domain Version The world cannot hate you. But it hates me, because I offer testimony about it, that its works are evil. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth: because I give testimony of it, that the works thereof are evil. |
Woe to you when others speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.
I have given them yoʋr word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
This is the judgment: The light has come into the world, but people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
The mindset of the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to the law of God; indeed, it is unable to do so.
Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
They are from the world; therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.