12 Bible Verses about Reasons Why The World Hates Christians

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

If the world hate you, ye know it hated me, before it hated you.

Ye adulterers and adultresses, know ye not, that the friendship of the world is enmity against God? Whosoever therefore desireth to be a friend of the world, is an enemy of God.

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

full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity: Whisperers, backbiters: haters of God, violent, proud: boasters, inventers of evil things: disobedient to parents,

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

So that the word which is written in their law is fulfilled, 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.

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

For the doctrine of the cross is indeed to them that perish foolishness; but to 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.

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