And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Parallel translations
- WEB You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.
- BSB You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- NKJV Andyou will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
- NASB And you will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.
- NLT And all nations will hate you because you are my followers. But everyone who endures to the end will be saved.
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Quick answer
Disciples will be universally hated because of Christ, yet those who persevere to the end will be saved. Endurance, not mere profession, marks genuine faith.
Overview
Jesus tells His followers to expect widespread hatred 'for my name's sake,' the surest mark of belonging to Him. The promise that 'he who endures to the end will be saved' describes the perseverance that characterizes true believers, kept by God's grace. Final salvation is assured not to the fickle but to those who hold fast to Christ.
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- Matt 24:13But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
- Jas 1:12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
- Rev 2:10Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
- 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.
- Matt 10:39He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
- 1 Jn 3:13Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
- 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.
- Rom 2:7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
- Heb 6:11And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
- 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.
- Gal 6:9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
- 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.
- Jude 1:20–21But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
- John 15:18–21If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rev 2:7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
- Rev 2:17He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
- Isa 66:5–6Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
- John 7:7The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
- Luke 8:15But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
- Rev 3:21To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
- Dan 12:12–13Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
- Acts 9:16For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.
- Rev 2:26And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
- Heb 3:14For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
- Rev 2:3And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
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