14 Bible Verses about Reasons Why The World Hates Christians

And you shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endures to the end shall be saved.

If the world hates you, you know that it hated me before it hated you.

You adulterers and adulteresses, know you not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and you shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: they that would destroy me, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.

But this comes to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

They hate him that rebukes in the gate, and they abhor him that speaks uprightly.

Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.

For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.

Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.