22 Bible Verses about People Being Hated

You have sent my friends far away from me; you have made me a disgusting thing in their eyes: I am shut up, and not able to come out.

They have put on me evil for good; hate in exchange for my love.

Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause.

Have mercy on me, O Lord, and see how I am troubled by my haters; let me be lifted up from the doors of death;

See how those who are against me are increased, for bitter is their hate of me.

All my haters are talking secretly together against me; they are designing my downfall.

And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father's women who are here looking after his house; then all Israel will have the news that you are hated by your father, and the hands of your supporters will be strong.

My breath is strange to my wife, and I am disgusting to the offspring of my mother's body.

Give ear to the word of the Lord, you who are in fear at his word: your countrymen, hating you, and driving you out because of my name, have said, Let the Lord's glory be made clear, so that we may see your joy; but they will be put to shame.

And though you were turned away from, and hated, and had no helper, I will make you a pride for ever, a joy from generation to generation.

Now, then, my hand is stretched out against you, cutting down your fixed amount, and I have given you up to the desire of your haters, the daughters of the Philistines who are shamed by your loose ways.

For this cause I will get together all your lovers with whom you have taken your pleasure, and all those to whom you have given your love, with all those who were hated by you; I will even make them come together against you on every side, and I will have you uncovered before them so that they may see your shame.

And they will take you in hand with hate, and take away all the fruit of your work, and let you be unveiled and without clothing: and the shame of your loose behaviour will be uncovered, your evil designs and your loose ways.

And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.

Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.

And you will be hated by all men, because of my name; but he who goes through to the end will have salvation.

And you will be hated by all men, because of me.

Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.

If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you.

I have given your word to them; and they are hated by the world, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world has no love for you.

If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world.