14 Bible Verses about Reasons Why The World Hates Christians

and ye shall be hated of all men, for my name: but he that shall endureth unto the end, shall be saved.

"If the world hate you, ye know that he hated me before he hated you.

Ye adulterers, and women that break matrimony: know ye not how that the friendship of the world is enmity to Godward? Whosoever will be friend of the world, is made the enemy of God.

Then shall they put you to trouble, and shall kill you, and ye 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 are mine enemies, and would destroy me guiltless, are mighty. I paid them the things that I never took.

being full of all unrighteous doing: of fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness, full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, evil-conditioned whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, doers of wrong, proud, boasters, bringers-up of evil things, disobedient to fathers and mothers,

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

Even that the saying 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 the men have loved darkness more than light, because their deeds were evil.

But they owe him evil will, that reproveth them openly: and whoso telleth them the plain truth, they abhor him.

Am I so greatly, 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 which are saved, it is the power of God.

For the name of God is evil spoken-of among the gentiles, through you, as it is written.

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