And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.
Parallel translations
- WEB You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake.
- BSB And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.
- NKJV And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake.
- NASB and you will be hated by all people because of My name.
- NLT And everyone will hate you because you are my followers.
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Quick answer
Christ's followers will be hated by all for the sake of His name.
Overview
Jesus prepares His disciples for widespread hostility because of their allegiance to Him. The world that rejected the Master will also reject His servants. This hatred is not a sign of God's disfavor but of genuine identification with Christ.
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Cross-references · 16
- John 15:19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
- Luke 6:22Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
- John 15:21But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.
- 2 Cor 12:10Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
- Matt 24:9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
- 2 Cor 4:11For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
- Rev 2:3And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
- Mark 13:13And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
- Phil 1:29For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
- Matt 10:22And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
- John 17:14I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
- Acts 9:16For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.
- John 7:7The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
- Matt 5:11Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
- 1 Pet 4:14If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
- 2 Cor 4:5For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.
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