John 15:21

The world will persecute the disciples on account of Jesus' name, because it does not know the Father who sent Him. Persecution stems from ignorance of God.

Cross-references · 24

• Matt 10:22You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
• John 16:3They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.
• John 8:19“Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”
• Matt 24:9Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
• Matt 10:18On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
• Rev 2:3Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.
• 1 Pet 4:13–14But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
• Acts 5:41The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
• Isa 66:5You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”
• Ps 69:7For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.
• Luke 6:22Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
• 2 Th 1:8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
• Acts 3:17And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
• Acts 9:16I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
• John 8:54Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’
• Acts 17:23For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.
• Rom 1:28Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
• 1 Jn 2:3–4By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
• 1 Cor 15:34Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.
• 1 Cor 2:8None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
• Acts 28:25–27They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
• Matt 10:39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
• 2 Cor 4:3–6And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
• Matt 5:11Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

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